Idaho § 72-1308 - Benefit year

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 72-1308 — Benefit year, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 72-1308. Benefit year

"Benefit year" means a period of fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks beginning with the first day of the week in which an individual files a new valid claim for benefits; except that the benefit year shall be fifty-three (53) weeks if the filing of a new valid claim would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a previously filed new claim. A subsequent benefit year cannot be established until the expiration of the current benefit year.

[72-1308, added 1947, ch. 269, sec. 8, p. 793; am. 1949, ch. 144, sec. 8, p. 252; am. 1967, ch. 117, sec. 2, p. 233; am. 1998, ch. 1, sec. 8, p. 8.]

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What does Idaho Statutes § 72-1308 cover?

Section 72-1308 ("Benefit year") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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