BENEFIT YEAR. "Benefit year" with respect to any individual means the one-year period beginning with the first day of the first week with respect to which the individual first files a valid claim for benefits and thereafter the one-year period beginning with the first day of the first week with respect to which the individual next files a valid claim for benefits after the termination of his last preceding benefit year. Any claim for benefits shall be deemed a valid claim for the purpose of this section if the individual has been paid the wages for insured work required under this act.
Added by Laws 1980, c. 323, § 1-204, eff. July 1, 1980.