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Comparison of State Unemployment Laws

100 Definition of employer
101 State coverage resulting from changes in Federal laws
102 Coverage as determined by employer-employee relationship
103 Significant miscellaneous employment exclusions
104 Exclusions from service for State and local governments
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200 Years of benefits, contributions, and payrolls used in computing rates by type of experience-rating formula and selected experience-rating provisions
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201 Computation of flexible taxable wage bases
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202 Computation date, effective date, period of time to qualify for experience-rating and reduced rates for new employers
203 Transfer of experience for employer rates
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204 benefits or benefit derivatives
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205 Fund requirements for most and least favorable schedules and range of rates for those schedules
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206 Surtaxes
207 Fund requirements for any reduction from standard rate
208 Bond or deposit required of employers electing reimbursement
209 Financing provisions for governmental entities
300 Base period and benefit year
301 Wage and employment requirements for benefits
302 Additional qualifying requirements in successive benefit years
303 Waiting-period requirements
304 Weekly benefits for total unemployment
305 Flexible maximum provisions
306 Weekly benefits for partial unemployment
307 Dependents included under provisions for dependents allowances
308 Allowances for dependents
309 Duration of benefits in a benefit year
400 Ability to work,availability for work, and seeking work requirements>
401 Disqualification for voluntary leaving, good cause, and disqualification imposed
401.1 Good cause for voluntary leaving includes
402 Disqualification for discharge for misconduct
403 Disqualification or discharge for gross misconduct
404 Refusal of suitable work
405 Disqualification for unemployment caused by labor dispute
406 Disqualification provisions for marital obligations
407 Special provisions for students and school employees
408 Penalties for fraudulent misrepresentation: Fine or imprisonment or both in amounts and periods specified
409 Disqualification for fraudulent misrepresentation to obtain benefits
410A Effect of disqualifying income on weekly benefit amount
410B Effect of pensions on weekly benefit amount
500 Organization of state employment security agencies:
  Independent commission or board
  Independent department of State government
  In State department of labor or State workmen's compensation agency
501 State and local advisory councils
502 Appeals authorities and time limitation for review:
  Administrative appeals
  Judicial review
600 Significant provisions of temporary disability insurance laws