Section 43:21-3.1 - Supplemental unemployment benefits for certain ex-service members.

NJ Rev Stat § 43:21-3.1 (2019) (N/A)
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43:21-3.1 Supplemental unemployment benefits for certain ex-service members.

1. Any individual who is eligible for, and receives, benefits under the unemployment compensation law, R.S.43:21-1 et seq., which are based on wages assigned to New Jersey pursuant to section 8522 of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. s.8522), shall be, upon the expiration of those benefits, eligible for supplemental benefits pursuant to this section which are equal to 26 times the individual's weekly benefit amount minus the amount of benefits paid to the individual as an ex-service member pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 85 of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. s.8521 et seq.), regardless of the number of base weeks worked or the amount of contributions paid by the individual or any employer of the individual. The supplemental benefits paid pursuant to this section shall not be paid for any week which occurs prior to the individual exhausting benefits paid pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 85 of Title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. s.8521 et seq.) and shall not be charged to any employer.

L.2013, c.102, s.1.