(1) An alien may establish wage credits and qualify for benefit payments if he or she was:
- (a) Lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time the services were performed, or
- (b) Lawfully present for the purpose of performing the services, or
- (c) Permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time the services were performed, or
- (d) Granted the status of "refugee" or "asylee" by the Immigration and Nationality Act, United States Code Title 8, Section 1101 et seq.
- (2) The status of temporary residence or the granting of work authorization does not confer retroactive lawful presence for purposes of monetary entitlement or work authorization.
KEY: unemployment compensation, employment, employee's rights, employee terminations
Date of Last Change: June 21, 2017
Notice of Continuation: March 22, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-4-502(1)(b); 35A-1-104(4); 35A-4-405
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