Oregon Statutes 657.328 – Eligibility period adopted by rule
For purposes of ORS § 657.321 to 657.329, the Employment Department may adopt rules providing for an eligibility period that begins in an extended benefit period after an individual’s benefit year has ended if federal law provides for funding that is greater than 50 percent of extended benefits. [2010 c.6 § 6]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657.328
- Benefit year: means a period of 52 consecutive weeks commencing with the first week with respect to which an individual files an initial valid claim for benefits, and thereafter the 52 consecutive weeks period beginning with the first week with respect to which the individual next files an initial valid claim after the termination of the individual's last preceding benefit year except that the benefit year shall be 53 weeks if the filing of an initial valid claim would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a previously filed initial valid claim. See Oregon Statutes 657.010
- Benefits: means the money allowances payable to unemployed persons under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 657.010
- employment: includes service that is:
(a) Subject to the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; or
(b) Required to be covered under this chapter as a condition for employers to receive a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. See Oregon Statutes 657.030
657.328 was added to and made a part of ORS Chapter 657 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.