Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 09 - Labor, Department of › Rule 09.01.30 - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION RULES › Section 09.01.30.010 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Additional Claim
. An initial
			 claim made after a period of employment subsequent to a new claim in the same
			 benefit year. (3-23-22)
02.
Average Annual Wage
. For the purpose of determining the taxable
			 wage base, under Section
			 72-1350(1), Idaho
			 Code, the average annual wage is computed by dividing that calendar year's
			 total wages in covered employment, excluding State government and cost
			 reimbursement employers, by the average number of workers in covered employment
			 for that calendar year as derived from data reported to the Department of Labor
			 by covered employers. (3-23-22)
03.
Average Weekly Wage
. For the purpose of establishing the maximum
			 weekly benefit amount, under Section
			 72-1367(2)(a),
			 Idaho Code, the average weekly wage is computed by dividing the total wages
			 paid in covered employment (including State government and cost reimbursement
			 employers) for the preceding calendar year, as computed from data reported to
			 the Department of Labor by covered employers, by the monthly average number of
			 workers in covered employment for the preceding calendar year and then dividing
			 the resulting figure by fifty-two (52). (3-23-22)
04.
Central Claims Office
. A
			 claims office designated by the director, where unemployment claims throughout
			 the state are processed. (3-23-22)
05.
Chargeability Determination
.
			 A determination issued with respect to whether a covered employer's account
			 will be charged for benefits paid on a claim. (3-23-22)
06.
Claim
. An application for
			 unemployment insurance or "benefits." (3-23-22)
07.
Continued Claim
. An
			 application for waiting-week credit or for benefits for specific compensable
			 weeks. (3-23-22)
08.
Corporate Officer
. Any individual empowered in good faith by
			 stockholders or directors in accordance with the corporation's articles of
			 incorporation or bylaws to discharge the duties of a corporate officer.
			 (3-23-22)
09.
Fraud
			 Overpayment
. An established overpayment resulting from a determination
			 that the claimant willfully made a false statement or willfully failed to
			 report a material fact in order to obtain benefits. Ref. Sec. 72-1369, Idaho
			 Code. (3-23-22)
10.
Full-Time
			 Employment
. A week of full-time employment is one where the claimant
			 worked what are customarily considered full-time hours for that industry or
			 where the earnings were more than one and one half (1-1/2) times his weekly
			 benefit amount. (3-23-22)
11.
Initial Claim
. The first claim for benefits made by an unemployed
			 individual during a continuous period of unemployment. An initial claim may be
			 either new or additional. (3-23-22)
12.
Interstate Claim
. A claim
			 filed by a worker who resides in a state other than the state (or states) in
			 which he has earned wages in covered employment. (3-23-22)
13.
Intrastate Claim
. A claim
			 filed by a worker who resides in Idaho and has earned wages within or as
			 federal wages assigned to Idaho. (3-23-22)
14.
Material
. A fact is material
			 if it is relevant to a determination of a claimant's right to benefits. All
			 information a claimant is asked to provide when applying for unemployment
			 benefits or when making a continued claim report is material and relevant to a
			 determination of a claimant's right to benefits. To be considered material, the
			 fact need not actually affect the outcome of an eligibility determination. Ref.
			 Section 72-1366, Idaho Code.
			 (3-23-22)
15.
Monetary
			 Determination
. A determination of eligibility which lists a claimant's
			 base period employer(s) and wages and establishes, if the claimant is eligible,
			 his benefit year, his weekly benefit amount, and his total benefit amount.
			 (3-23-22)
16.
New
			 Claim
. The first initial claim made in a benefit year.
			 (3-23-22)
17.
Non-Fraud
			 Overpayment
. Any established overpayment other than an overpayment
			 resulting from a determination that a claimant made a false statement or
			 willfully failed to report a material fact in order to obtain benefits. Ref.
			 Sec. 72-1369, Idaho Code. (3-23-22)
18.
Non-Monetary Determination
.
			 A determination issued by a claims examiner with respect to the personal
			 eligibility conditions of a claimant. (3-23-22)
19.
Tolerance Amount
. A
			 tolerance of four dollars and ninety-nine cents ($4.99) connection with the
			 recovery of overpayments and at the discretion of the Director, overpayments
			 for this amount or less may be compromised. Ref. Sec. 72-1369, Idaho Code.
			 (3-23-22)