N.J. Admin. Code § 12:17-5.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 12:17-5.1 - Basic eligibility requirements

(a) To be eligible for benefits, an individual during his or her base year period, consisting of the first four of the most recent five completed calendar quarters preceding the date of the claim, shall have met the following requirements:

1. Established 20 base weeks as defined at N.J.S.A. 43:21-19(t)(3) as an amount equal to 20 times the State minimum hourly wage;

2. If the individual has not met the above requirement in (a)1 above, he or she must have earned an amount equal to 1,000 times the State minimum hourly wage; or

3. If the individual has not met the requirements in (a)1 or 2 above, he or she must have performed at least 770 hours of service in the production and harvesting of agricultural crops.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:17-5.1

Amended by R.2001 d.298, effective 8/20/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 1849(a), 33 N.J.R. 2814(b).
Rewrote section.
Amended by R.2003 d.276, effective 7/7/2003.
See: 35 N.J.R. 1527(a), 35 N.J.R. 2874(b).
In (a), amended the N.J.S.A. reference in 1.