For the purposes of this part: (a) âExtended duration benefitsâ means the extended unemployment compensation benefits payable under this part. (b) âNormal benefitsâ means the unemployment compensation benefits payable under Part 1 (commencing with Section 100) of this division. (c) âExhausteeâ means an individual who is not entitled to normal benefits due to either of the following: (1) He or she has an unexpired benefit year and has exhausted his or her normal benefits. (2) His or her most recent benefit year expired in the week in which he or she filed a primary claim or in the immediately preceding 13 calendar weeks and he or she is not entitled to establish a benefit year. (d) âInsured unemployment rateâ for a week means the percentage arrived at by dividing: (1) The average weekly number of individuals filing claims for regular compensation for weeks of unemployment with respect to the period consisting of the week and the immediately preceding 12 weeks, by (2) The average monthly covered employment for the same period. The director shall interpret this definition in accordance with regulations and guidelines prescribed by the United States Secretary of Labor which are applicable to subdivision (e) of Section 203 of the federal act. (e) âExtended benefit periodâ means the period beginning with the third week after the first week for which there is an âonâ indicator, and ending with the third week after the first week for which there is an âoffâ indicator, except no extended benefit period shall last for a period of less than 13 consecutive weeks and no extended benefit period may begin before the 14th week after the close of a prior extended benefit period. There is an âonâ indicator for a week if the insured unemployment rate equals or exceeds 6 percent. There is an âoffâ indicator for a week if the insured unemployment rate is less than 6 percent. (f) âPrimary claimâ means the first claim for extended duration benefits filed by an exhaustee with an effective date within an extended benefit period for the purpose of establishing an extended duration award and an extended duration period. (g) âExtended duration awardâ means the maximum amount of extended duration benefits allowable under this part to an eligible exhaustee. (h) âExtended duration periodâ means a period beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which an exhaustee filed a valid primary claim and ending with the last week which begins on or before the last day of the fifth calendar month following the calendar month which contains the extended duration week or a major portion of the extended duration week in which the valid primary claim was filed. (i) âParent benefit yearâ means the benefit year with respect to which an individual becomes an exhaustee. (j) âFederal actâ means the âFederal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970â.
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