New Mexico § 51-1-48.2 - Extended benefits; payments

§ 51-1-48.2. Extended benefits; payments

A. The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total

unemployment in his eligibility period shall be an amount equal to the weekly benefit

amount payable to him during his applicable benefit year pursuant to Section 51-1-4 NMSA 1978 , provided that for any week during a period in which federal payments to states under

Section 204 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 1 are reduced under an order issued under Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency

Deficit Control Act of 1985, 2 the weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment

in his eligibility period shall be reduced by a percentage equivalent to the percentage

of the reduction in the federal payment. The reduced weekly extended benefit amount, if not a full dollar amount, shall be

rounded to the next lower dollar amount. B. The total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect

to this applicable benefit year shall be the least of the following amounts: (1) fifty percent of the total amount of regular benefits which were payable to him

under the Unemployment Compensation Law in his applicable benefit year; (2) thirteen times his weekly benefit amount which was payable to him under the Unemployment

Compensation Law for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year; (3) thirty-nine times his weekly benefit amount which was payable to him under the

Unemployment Compensation Law for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit

year, reduced by the total amount of regular benefits which were paid (or deemed paid)

to him under the Unemployment Compensation Law with respect to the benefit year;

or (4) in conjunction with Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this subsection, an amount

equal to the aggregate of the reductions in the weekly benefit amount payable under

Subsection A of this section when such weekly benefit amounts are reduced pursuant

to an order issued under Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

Control Act of 1985. C. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if the benefit year of any

individual ends within an extended benefit period, the remaining balance of extended

benefits that such individual would, but for this section, be entitled to receive

in that extended benefit period, with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after

the end of the benefit year, shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the product

of the number of weeks for which the individual received any amounts of trade readjustment

allowances within that benefit year multiplied by the individual's weekly benefit

amount for extended benefits. D. Whenever an extended benefit period is to become effective in this state as a result

of a state “on” indicator, or an extended benefit period is to be terminated in this

state as a result of state “off” indicators, the department shall make an appropriate

public announcement. Computations required by the provisions of Subsection D of Section 51-1-48 NMSA 1978 shall be made by the department in accordance with regulations prescribed by the

United States secretary of labor. 1

P.L. 91-373. 2

2 U.S.C.A. § 902.