1. (a) An individual who is paid at least $2,500 in wages during the individual's base period for employment covered by this chapter is eligible to receive benefits under this chapter if those wages were paid in at least two of the calendar quarters of the individual's base period.
2. (b) [Repealed, § 33 ch 115 SLA 1982.]

3. (c) For the purpose of computing the benefits payable under this chapter, the base period wages of an insured worker shall be determined as follows:

   1. (1) if the insured worker is paid 90 percent or more of the worker's wages in the calendar quarter of the worker's base period in which the worker was paid the greatest amount of wages, the base period wages are the wages paid in the quarters of the base period other than the one in which the greatest amount of wages were paid, multiplied by 10; and
   2. (2) if the insured worker is paid less than 90 percent of the worker's wages in the calendar quarter of the worker's base period in which the worker was paid the greatest amount of wages, the base period wages are the wages paid to the worker during the base period.
4. (d) An individual who is eligible under (a) of this section is entitled to receive the weekly benefit amount set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection that is opposite the amount set out in column (A) of the individual's base period wages determined under (c) of this section:
5. (e) An individual who is eligible under (d) of this section is entitled to receive a weekly benefit under this chapter for the number of weeks set out in column (B) of the table in this subsection opposite the applicable earnings ratio of the individual set out in column (A):

6. (f) An individual who establishes a benefit year is eligible for an allowance for dependents in addition to the individual's weekly benefit amount. The department may require an individual claiming or receiving an allowance for dependents to produce income tax returns, birth certificates, notices of adoption or custody, social security account number of spouse, verification of support documents, or other information necessary to verify that the allowance is payable to the individual. The allowance for dependents

   1. (1) is $24 per week for each dependent, except that the total allowance for dependents paid to an individual may not exceed $72 for each week of unemployment;
   2. (2) is payable beginning with the week during the benefit year in which the individual claims an allowance for the dependent and is payable for the remainder of the individual's eligibility for regular, extended, or supplemental payments during the benefit year;
   3. (3) may not be claimed for a new dependent after the end of the benefit year or after the exhaustion of regular benefits in the benefit year;
   4. (4) [Repealed, § 30 ch 100 SLA 1989.]
   5. (5) [Repealed, § 30 ch 100 SLA 1989.]

7. (g) In this section,

   1. (1) “dependent” means an individual's

      1. (A) unmarried child, stepchild, legally adopted child, or legal ward under 18 years of age who is

         1. (i) lawfully in the individual's physical custody at the time the individual claims the allowance for dependents; or
         2. (ii) dependent on the individual for more than 50 percent of support;
      2. (B) unmarried child, stepchild, legally adopted child, or legal ward of any age who is dependent on the individual for more than 50 percent of support and who is prevented by infirmity from engaging in a gainful occupation;
   2. (2) “earnings ratio” means the ratio obtained by dividing the total base period wages of the insured worker by the wages paid in the quarter of the base period in which the worker was paid the greatest amount of wages.

(A)(B)

Base Period WagesWeekly Benefit Amount

At leastBut less than

0 2,500$ 0

2,500 2,750 56

2,750 3,000 58

3,000 3,250 60

3,250 3,500 62

3,500 3,750 64

3,750 4,000 66

4,000 4,250 68

4,250 4,500 70

4,500 4,750 72

4,750 5,000 74

5,000 5,250 76

5,250 5,500 78

5,500 5,750 80

5,750 6,000 82

6,000 6,250 84

6,250 6,500 86

6,500 6,750 88

6,750 7,000 90

7,000 7,250 92

7,250 7,500 94

7,500 7,750 96

7,750 8,000 98

8,000 8,250100

8,250 8,500102

8,500 8,750104

8,750 9,000106

9,000 9,250108

9,250 9,500110

9,500 9,750112

9,75010,000114

10,00010,250116

10,25010,500118

10,50010,750120

10,75011,000122

11,00011,250124

11,25011,500126

11,50011,750128

11,75012,000130

12,00012,250132

12,25012,500134

12,50012,750136

12,75013,000138

13,00013,250140

13,25013,500142

13,50013,750144

13,75014,000146

14,00014,250148

14,25014,500150

14,50014,750152

14,75015,000154

15,00015,250156

15,25015,500158

15,50015,750160

15,75016,000162

16,00016,250164

16,25016,500166

16,50016,750168

16,75017,000170

17,00017,250172

17,25017,500174

17,50017,750176

17,75018,000178

18,00018,250180

18,25018,500182

18,50018,750184

18,75019,000186

19,00019,250188

19,25019,500190

19,50019,750192

19,75020,000194

20,00020,250196

20,25020,500198

20,50020,750200

20,75021,000202

21,00021,250204

21,25021,500206

21,50021,750208

21,75022,000210

22,00022,250212

22,25022,500214

22,50022,750216

22,75023,000218

23,00023,250220

23,25023,500222

23,50023,750224

23,75024,000226

24,00024,250228

24,25024,500230

24,50024,750232

24,75025,000234

25,00025,250236

25,25025,500238

25,50025,750240

25,75026,000242

26,00026,250244

26,25026,500246

26,50026,750248

26,75027,000250

27,00027,250252

27,25027,500254

27,50027,750256

27,75028,000258

28,00028,250260

28,25028,500262

28,50028,750264

28,75029,000266

29,00029,250268

29,25029,500270

29,50029,750272

29,75030,000274

30,00030,250276

30,25030,500278

30,50030,750280

30,75031,000282

31,00031,250284

31,25031,500286

31,50031,750288

31,75032,000290

32,00032,250292

32,25032,500294

32,50032,750296

32,75033,000298

33,00033,250300

33,25033,500302

33,50033,750304

33,75034,000306

34,00034,250308

34,25034,500310

34,50034,750312

34,75035,000314

35,00035,250316

35,25035,500318

35,50035,750320

35,75036,000322

36,00036,250324

36,25036,500326

36,50036,750328

36,75037,000330

37,00037,250332

37,25037,500334

37,50037,750336

37,75038,000338

38,00038,250340

38,25038,500342

38,50038,750344

38,75039,000346

39,00039,250348

39,25039,500350

39,50039,750352

39,75040,000354

40,00040,250356

40,25040,500358

40,50040,750360

40,75041,000362

41,00041,250364

41,25041,500366

41,50041,750368

41,75042,000370

42,000370.

(A)(B)

Earnings RatioNumber of Weeks

less than 1.5016

1.50-1.9918

2.00-2.4920

2.50-2.9922

3.00-3.4924

3.50 or more26