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MT Code § 39-51-2508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 25. Extended Benefits|39-51-2508. Eligibility requirements for extended benefits -- disqualifications -- acceptance of suitable work

  39-51-2508. Eligibility requirements for extended benefits -- disqualifications -- acceptance of suitable work. (1) An individual is eligible to receive extended benefits with respect to any week of unemployment in this eligibility period only if the department finds with respect to the week that the individual:   (a) is an exhaustee, as defined in 39-51-2501;   (b) has been paid total wages for employment in the base period, as defined in 39-51-201, in an amount not less than:   (i) 1.5 times the wages earned in the calendar quarter in which wages were the highest during the base period;   (ii) 40 times the individual's most recent weekly benefit amount; or   (iii) insured wages for 20 weeks of work;   (c) is not disqualified for the receipt of regular benefits pursuant to part 23 of this chapter and, if disqualified, the individual satisfies the requirements for requalification in that part; and   (d) has satisfied the other requirements of this chapter for the receipt of regular benefits that are applicable to individuals claiming extended benefits.   (2) In addition to the disqualifications provided for in subsection (1)(c), an individual is disqualified for extended benefits if the individual fails to seek work. The disqualification continues for the week in which the failure occurs and until the individual has performed services, other than self-employment, for which remuneration is received equal to or in excess of the individual's weekly benefit amount in 4 separate weeks subsequent to the date the act causing the disqualification occurred.   (3) A regular benefit claimant who is disqualified for gross misconduct under 39-51-2303(2) may not be paid extended benefits unless the individual has earned at least eight times the weekly benefit amount after the date of the disqualification.   (4) A regular benefit claimant who voluntarily leaves work to attend school and, pursuant to 39-51-2302(3), requalifies for regular benefits may not be paid extended benefits unless the individual has earned at least six times the weekly benefit amount.   (5) For the purposes of determining eligibility for extended benefits, the department shall by rule define the term "suitable work". The definition must be in accordance with the requirements of 26 U.S.C. 3304.   History: En. Sec. 3 (d), Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 191, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 140, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 4, Ex. L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 104, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 368, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 528, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-104(c); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 171, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 175, Ch. 42, L. 1997.
MT Code § 39-51-2509 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 25. Extended Benefits|39-51-2509. Weekly extended benefit amount

  39-51-2509. Weekly extended benefit amount. The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment in the individual's eligibility period must be an amount equal to the weekly benefit amount payable to the individual during the individual's applicable benefit year.   History: En. Sec. 3 (d), Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 191, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 140, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 4, Ex. L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 104, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 368, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 528, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-104(d); amd. Sec. 1537, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-51-2510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 25. Extended Benefits|39-51-2510. Total extended benefit amount

  39-51-2510. Total extended benefit amount. The total extended benefit amount payable to an eligible individual with respect to that individual's applicable benefit year must be the least of the following amounts:   (1) 50% of the total amount of regular benefits that were payable to the individual under this chapter in the individual's applicable benefit year;   (2) 13 times the individual's weekly benefit amount that was payable to the individual under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the individual's applicable benefit year; or   (3) 39 times the individual's weekly benefit amount, less the amount of regular benefits paid or considered paid during the individual's applicable benefit year.   History: En. Sec. 3 (d), Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 191, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 140, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 4, Ex. L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 104, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 368, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 528, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-104(e); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 52, L. 2007.
MT Code § 39-51-2511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 25. Extended Benefits|39-51-2511. Extended benefits filed interstate

  39-51-2511. Extended benefits filed interstate. Except during the first 2 weeks of an extended benefit period, no extended benefits will be paid to an individual filing from a state in which the state indicator is "off".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 1981.
MT Code § 39-51-2601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 26. Trade Readjustment|39-51-2601. Limitations on weeks of combined extended benefits and trade readjustment allowances

  39-51-2601. Limitations on weeks of combined extended benefits and trade readjustment allowances. 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 trade readjustment allowances within that benefit year, multiplied by the individual's weekly benefit amount for extended benefits.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 7, Sp. L. 1981.
MT Code § 39-51-2602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 26. Trade Readjustment|39-51-2602. Approved training under federal programs

  39-51-2602. Approved training under federal programs. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an otherwise eligible individual may not be denied benefits for any week:   (a) because of participation in training approved under section 236(a)(1) of the federal Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2296, or under Title I-B of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. 3101, et seq., when the individual is receiving Title I-B services as a dislocated worker;   (b) because of participation in approved training described in subsection (1)(a) by reason of leaving work to enter the training if the work left is not suitable employment; or   (c) because of the application to any week in training of the provisions in this chapter or any federal unemployment insurance law administered by this agency, relating to availability for work, active search for work, or refusal to accept work.   (2) For purposes of this section, "suitable employment" means work of a substantially equal or higher skill level than the individual's past adversely affected employment, as defined for purposes of the federal Trade Act of 1974, and for which the wages are not less than 80% of the individual's average weekly wage as determined for the purposes of the federal Trade Act of 1974.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, Sp. L. 1981; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 373, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 176, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 424, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 37, L. 2017.
MT Code § 39-51-3101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 31. Protections and Limitations on Rights and Benefits|39-51-3101. Protection against self-incrimination

  39-51-3101. Protection against self-incrimination. A person may not be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the department or board, the presiding officer of an appeal tribunal, or any authorized representative of either of them or in obedience to the subpoena of the department or board or any member of the board or any authorized representative of the department in any cause or proceeding before the department or board on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture. However, an individual may not be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the individual is compelled, after having claimed the privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that the individual testifying is not exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in testifying.   History: En. Subd. (h), Sec. 11, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 368, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 87-127; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1538, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-51-3102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 31. Protections and Limitations on Rights and Benefits|39-51-3102. Certain agreements in violation of chapter void

  39-51-3102. Certain agreements in violation of chapter void. (1) Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual's rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter is void.   (2) Any agreement by an individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contributions required under this chapter from the employer is void.   History: En. Subd. (a), Sec. 15, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 164, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 87-141(part); amd. Sec. 1539, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-51-3103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 31. Protections and Limitations on Rights and Benefits|39-51-3103. Employer prohibited from making, requiring, or accepting deduction from wages or requiring or accepting waiver of rights under chapter -- penalty for violation

  39-51-3103. Employer prohibited from making, requiring, or accepting deduction from wages or requiring or accepting waiver of rights under chapter -- penalty for violation. (1) An employer may not, directly or indirectly, make, require, or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer's contributions required from the employer or require or accept a waiver of any right under this chapter by an individual in the employer's employ.   (2) An employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of 39-51-3102 or this section shall, for each offense, be fined not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.   History: En. Subd. (a), Sec. 15, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 164, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 87-141(part); amd. Sec. 1540, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-51-3104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 31. Protections and Limitations on Rights and Benefits|39-51-3104. Repealed

  39-51-3104. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 88, L. 2009.   History: En. Subd. (b), Sec. 15, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 164, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 368, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 87-142; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1981.
MT Code § 39-51-3105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 31. Protections and Limitations on Rights and Benefits|39-51-3105. Assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of right to benefits void -- benefits exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or other remedy for collection of debt -- exception

  39-51-3105. Assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of right to benefits void -- benefits exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or other remedy for collection of debt -- exception. Any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits that are or may become due or payable under this chapter is void, and the rights to benefits are exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy provided for the collection of debt. Benefits received by an individual, as long as they are not mingled with other funds of the recipient, are exempt from any remedy for the collection of all debts except as provided in 39-51-2207, 39-51-2208, 39-51-3106, 39-51-3107, and 39-51-3206. Any waiver of an exemption provided for in this section is void.   History: En. Subd. (c), Sec. 15, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 164, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 87-143; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 234, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 171, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 60, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 61, L. 1999.
MT Code § 39-51-3106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 31. Protections and Limitations on Rights and Benefits|39-51-3106. Child support interception of unemployment benefits

  39-51-3106. Child support interception of unemployment benefits. (1) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Child support obligations" includes only obligations that are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in 42 U.S.C. 654 that has been approved by the secretary of health and human services under Title 42, Chapter 7, Subchapter IV, Part D, of the United States Code.   (b) "State or local child support enforcement agency" means any agency of a state or political subdivision operating pursuant to a plan provided for in subsection (1)(a).   (c) "Unemployment benefits" means any benefits payable under the Montana unemployment insurance law, including amounts payable by the department pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for benefits, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment. These benefits are subject to the provisions in Title 40, chapter 5, part 9.   (2) An individual filing a new claim for unemployment benefits shall, at the time of filing the claim, disclose whether the individual owes child support obligations. If an individual discloses that the individual owes child support obligations and the individual is determined to be eligible for unemployment benefits, the department shall notify the state or local child support enforcement agency enforcing the obligation that the individual has been determined to be eligible for unemployment benefits.   (3) The department shall deduct and withhold from any unemployment benefits payable to an individual owing child support obligations:   (a) the amount specified by the individual to the department to be deducted and withheld under this subsection if neither subsection (3)(b) nor (3)(c) is applicable;   (b) the amount, if any, determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the department under 42 U.S.C. 654(19)(B)(i) by the state or local child support enforcement agency, unless subsection (3)(c) is applicable; or   (c) any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment benefits pursuant to legal process properly served upon the department.   (4) The department shall pay any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (3) to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency.   (5) Deductions may be made pursuant to this section only if appropriate arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the state or local child support enforcement agency for the administrative costs incurred by the department under this section.   (6) Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (3) must be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment benefits and paid by the individual to the state or local child support enforcement agency in satisfaction of the individual's child support obligations.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, Sp. L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 84, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 177, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 203, L. 2013.
MT Code § 39-51-3107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 31. Protections and Limitations on Rights and Benefits|39-51-3107. Internal revenue levy -- withholding of unemployment benefits to repay federal tax obligations

  39-51-3107. Internal revenue levy -- withholding of unemployment benefits to repay federal tax obligations. (1) The internal revenue service may levy against an individual's unemployment benefits if the individual:   (a) is liable for taxes, interest, or penalties owed to the internal revenue service; and   (b) has not paid the taxes, interest, or penalties in subsection (1)(a) within 10 days of receiving a notice and demand for repayment from the internal revenue service.   (2) Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 6331(h)(2)(c), any amount payable as unemployment benefits may be levied against until the levy is released.   (3) The levy may be implemented electronically by the department and the internal revenue service.   (4) After receiving notice of a levy from the internal revenue service, the department shall deduct and withhold up to 15% from any unemployment benefits payable to the individual owing money to the internal revenue service. The amount withheld must be determined by the internal revenue service in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 6331(h)(2)(c).   (5) The department shall pay any amount deducted and withheld pursuant to this section to the internal revenue service on behalf of the individual. Any amount deducted and withheld must be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment benefits and then paid by the individual to the internal revenue service in satisfaction of the individual's federal tax obligations.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 61, L. 1999.
MT Code § 39-51-3202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 32. General Penalties|39-51-3202. Making false statement or representation or failing to disclose material fact in order to obtain or increase benefits -- criminal penalty

  39-51-3202. Making false statement or representation or failing to disclose material fact in order to obtain or increase benefits -- criminal penalty. (1) A person who, in order to obtain or increase for personal gain or for any other person benefits under this chapter or under an employment security law of any other state or territory or the federal government, knowingly makes a false statement or representation or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact is guilty of a crime under 45-7-203, and the department may cause criminal proceedings to be initiated against the person.   (2) A person will be required to repay to the department an amount as determined by 39-51-3201(1)(a).   (3) For purposes of this section, restitution awarded under this section must include a sum equal to the amount wrongfully received, plus the department may assess a penalty not to exceed 100% of the amount wrongfully received. All money accruing from the penalty must be deposited in the federal special revenue account. Money deposited in that account may be appropriated to the department to be used to detect and collect unpaid taxes and overpayments of benefits to the extent that federal grant revenues are inadequate for these purposes. Money in the account not appropriated for these purposes must be transferred by the department to the unemployment insurance trust fund at the end of each fiscal year.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 164, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 368, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 240, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-145(2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 234, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 373, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 88, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-51-3203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 32. General Penalties|39-51-3203. Obtaining benefits through deception or other fraudulent means -- criminal penalty

  39-51-3203. Obtaining benefits through deception or other fraudulent means -- criminal penalty. A person who, through deception or other fraudulent means, obtains benefits that the person is not entitled to under this chapter or under an employment security law of any other state or territory or the federal government or a person legally accountable for that conduct under 45-2-302 is guilty of a crime under 45-6-301, and a county attorney may initiate criminal proceedings against the person.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 164, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 368, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 240, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-145(3); amd. Sec. 1542, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-51-3204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance|Part 32. General Penalties|39-51-3204. Employing unit making false statement or representation, failing to disclose material fact, or failing or refusing to make contributions or other payments, furnish reports, or permit inspection or copying of records -- criminal penalty

  39-51-3204. Employing unit making false statement or representation, failing to disclose material fact, or failing or refusing to make contributions or other payments, furnish reports, or permit inspection or copying of records -- criminal penalty. (1) Any employing unit, any officer or agent of an employing unit, or any other person may not make a false statement or representation knowing it to be false or knowingly fail to disclose a material fact in order to:   (a) prevent or reduce the payment of benefits to any entitled individual;   (b) avoid or reduce any contribution or other payment required from an employing unit under this chapter or under the employment security law of any other state or territory or the federal government; or   (c) avoid the requirements of this chapter.   (2) An employing unit, any officer or agent of an employing unit, or any other person who violates a provision of subsection (1) shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500, by imprisonment for not less than 3 days or more than 30 days in the county jail, or by both. Each false statement or representation or failure to disclose a material fact and each day of the failure to disclose constitutes a separate offense.   (3) An employing unit or any officer or agent of the employing unit is subject to the penalty provisions of subsection (2) for willfully failing or refusing to:   (a) make any contributions or payments required by this chapter;   (b) furnish any reports required by this chapter; or   (c) produce or permit the inspection or copying of any records or materials as required by this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 164, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 368, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 240, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-145(4); amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 25, L. 2009.