Montana Code 39-51-2115. Part-time work search — eligibility for benefits
39-51-2115. Part-time work search — eligibility for benefits. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an individual may not be denied regular unemployment compensation benefits solely because the individual is seeking only part-time work, as that term is defined in rules adopted by the department.
Terms Used In Montana Code 39-51-2115
- Base period: means :
(a)the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year;
(b)if the individual does not have sufficient wages to qualify for benefits under subsection (2)(a), the 4 most recently completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of the individual's benefit year;
(c)in the case of a combined-wage claim pursuant to the arrangement approved by the secretary of labor of the United States, the period applicable under the unemployment law of the paying state; or
(d)for an individual who fails to meet the qualifications of 39-51-2105 or a similar statute of another state because of a temporary total disability, as defined in 39-71-116, or a similar statute of another state or the United States, the first 4 quarters of the last 5 completed calendar quarters preceding the disability if a claim for unemployment benefits is filed within 24 months of the date on which the individual's disability was incurred. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Montana Code 39-51-201
- Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 39-51-201
(2)In order to be qualified for benefits under subsection (1), the majority of the individual’s workweeks in the base period must have been part-time.