(1) (a) Benefits are payable from the fund to an individual who is or becomes unemployed and eligible for benefits. (b) All benefits shall be paid through the employment offices or other agencies designated by the division in accordance with rules the department may prescribe in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(a) Benefits are payable from the fund to an individual who is or becomes unemployed and eligible for benefits.

(b) All benefits shall be paid through the employment offices or other agencies designated by the division in accordance with rules the department may prescribe in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(2) (a) (i) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), an individual's "weekly benefit amount" is an amount equal to 1/26th, disregarding any fraction of $1, of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages were highest. (ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, an individual's weekly benefit amount is an amount equal to 1/26th minus $5, disregarding any fraction of $1, of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages were highest. (b) (i) The weekly benefit amount may not exceed 62.5% of the insured average fiscal year weekly wage during the preceding fiscal year, disregarding any fraction of $1. (ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, the weekly benefit amount may not exceed 62.5% of the insured average fiscal year weekly wage during the preceding fiscal year minus $5, disregarding any fraction of $1. (c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (2)(c)(ii) and (iii), the "weekly benefit amount" of an individual who is receiving, or who is eligible to receive, based upon the individual's previous employment, a pension, which includes a governmental, Social Security, or other pension, retirement or disability retirement pay, under a plan maintained or contributed to by a base-period employer is the "weekly benefit amount" which is computed under this section less 100% of the retirement benefits, that are attributable to a week, disregarding any fraction of $1. (ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after July 1, 2004, and ends on or before the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, the "weekly benefit amount" of that individual, who is receiving or who is eligible to receive Social Security benefits based upon the individual's previous employment, is the "weekly benefit amount" which is computed under this section less 50% of the individual's Social Security benefits that are attributable to the week, but not below zero. (iii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, this Subsection (2)(c) and Subsection (2)(d) do not apply to Social Security benefits an individual is receiving or is eligible to receive as they are not considered retirement benefits for purposes of those subsections. (d) (i) (A) The weekly benefit amount and the potential benefits payable to an individual who, subsequent to the commencement of the individual's benefit year, becomes or is determined to be eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits, shall be recomputed effective with the first calendar week during the individual's benefit year with respect to which the individual is eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits. (B) The new weekly benefit amount shall be determined under this Subsection (2). (ii) As recomputed the total benefits potentially payable, commencing with the effective date of the recomputation, shall be equal to the recomputed weekly benefit amount times the quotient obtained by dividing the potential benefits unpaid prior to the recomputation by the initial weekly benefit amount, disregarding fractions.

(a) (i) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), an individual's "weekly benefit amount" is an amount equal to 1/26th, disregarding any fraction of $1, of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages were highest. (ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, an individual's weekly benefit amount is an amount equal to 1/26th minus $5, disregarding any fraction of $1, of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages were highest.

(i) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), an individual's "weekly benefit amount" is an amount equal to 1/26th, disregarding any fraction of $1, of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages were highest.

(ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, an individual's weekly benefit amount is an amount equal to 1/26th minus $5, disregarding any fraction of $1, of the individual's total wages for insured work paid during that quarter of the base period in which the total wages were highest.

(b) (i) The weekly benefit amount may not exceed 62.5% of the insured average fiscal year weekly wage during the preceding fiscal year, disregarding any fraction of $1. (ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, the weekly benefit amount may not exceed 62.5% of the insured average fiscal year weekly wage during the preceding fiscal year minus $5, disregarding any fraction of $1.

(i) The weekly benefit amount may not exceed 62.5% of the insured average fiscal year weekly wage during the preceding fiscal year, disregarding any fraction of $1.

(ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, the weekly benefit amount may not exceed 62.5% of the insured average fiscal year weekly wage during the preceding fiscal year minus $5, disregarding any fraction of $1.

(c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (2)(c)(ii) and (iii), the "weekly benefit amount" of an individual who is receiving, or who is eligible to receive, based upon the individual's previous employment, a pension, which includes a governmental, Social Security, or other pension, retirement or disability retirement pay, under a plan maintained or contributed to by a base-period employer is the "weekly benefit amount" which is computed under this section less 100% of the retirement benefits, that are attributable to a week, disregarding any fraction of $1. (ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after July 1, 2004, and ends on or before the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, the "weekly benefit amount" of that individual, who is receiving or who is eligible to receive Social Security benefits based upon the individual's previous employment, is the "weekly benefit amount" which is computed under this section less 50% of the individual's Social Security benefits that are attributable to the week, but not below zero. (iii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, this Subsection (2)(c) and Subsection (2)(d) do not apply to Social Security benefits an individual is receiving or is eligible to receive as they are not considered retirement benefits for purposes of those subsections.

(i) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (2)(c)(ii) and (iii), the "weekly benefit amount" of an individual who is receiving, or who is eligible to receive, based upon the individual's previous employment, a pension, which includes a governmental, Social Security, or other pension, retirement or disability retirement pay, under a plan maintained or contributed to by a base-period employer is the "weekly benefit amount" which is computed under this section less 100% of the retirement benefits, that are attributable to a week, disregarding any fraction of $1.

(ii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after July 1, 2004, and ends on or before the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, the "weekly benefit amount" of that individual, who is receiving or who is eligible to receive Social Security benefits based upon the individual's previous employment, is the "weekly benefit amount" which is computed under this section less 50% of the individual's Social Security benefits that are attributable to the week, but not below zero.

(iii) With respect to an individual whose benefit year begins after the termination of any payable week under Pub. L. No. 111-5, Sec. 2002 as amended, this Subsection (2)(c) and Subsection (2)(d) do not apply to Social Security benefits an individual is receiving or is eligible to receive as they are not considered retirement benefits for purposes of those subsections.

(d) (i) (A) The weekly benefit amount and the potential benefits payable to an individual who, subsequent to the commencement of the individual's benefit year, becomes or is determined to be eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits, shall be recomputed effective with the first calendar week during the individual's benefit year with respect to which the individual is eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits. (B) The new weekly benefit amount shall be determined under this Subsection (2). (ii) As recomputed the total benefits potentially payable, commencing with the effective date of the recomputation, shall be equal to the recomputed weekly benefit amount times the quotient obtained by dividing the potential benefits unpaid prior to the recomputation by the initial weekly benefit amount, disregarding fractions.

(i) (A) The weekly benefit amount and the potential benefits payable to an individual who, subsequent to the commencement of the individual's benefit year, becomes or is determined to be eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits, shall be recomputed effective with the first calendar week during the individual's benefit year with respect to which the individual is eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits. (B) The new weekly benefit amount shall be determined under this Subsection (2).

(A) The weekly benefit amount and the potential benefits payable to an individual who, subsequent to the commencement of the individual's benefit year, becomes or is determined to be eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits, shall be recomputed effective with the first calendar week during the individual's benefit year with respect to which the individual is eligible to receive retirement benefits or increased retirement benefits.

(B) The new weekly benefit amount shall be determined under this Subsection (2).

(ii) As recomputed the total benefits potentially payable, commencing with the effective date of the recomputation, shall be equal to the recomputed weekly benefit amount times the quotient obtained by dividing the potential benefits unpaid prior to the recomputation by the initial weekly benefit amount, disregarding fractions.

(3) (a) An eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to that week a benefit in an amount equal to the individual's weekly benefit amount less that part of the individual's wage payable to the individual with respect to that week that is in excess of 30% of the individual's weekly benefit amount. (b) The resulting benefit payable shall disregard any fraction of $1. (c) For the purpose of this Subsection (3) "wages" does not include a grant paid to the individual as public assistance.

(a) An eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid with respect to that week a benefit in an amount equal to the individual's weekly benefit amount less that part of the individual's wage payable to the individual with respect to that week that is in excess of 30% of the individual's weekly benefit amount.

(b) The resulting benefit payable shall disregard any fraction of $1.

(c) For the purpose of this Subsection (3) "wages" does not include a grant paid to the individual as public assistance.

(4) (a) An otherwise eligible individual is entitled during a benefit year to a total amount of benefits determined by multiplying the individual's weekly benefit amount times the individual's potential duration. (b) To determine an individual's potential duration, the individual's total wages for insured work paid during the base period is multiplied by 27%, disregarding any fraction of $1, and divided by the individual's weekly benefit amount, disregarding any fraction, but not less than 10 nor more than 26.

(a) An otherwise eligible individual is entitled during a benefit year to a total amount of benefits determined by multiplying the individual's weekly benefit amount times the individual's potential duration.

(b) To determine an individual's potential duration, the individual's total wages for insured work paid during the base period is multiplied by 27%, disregarding any fraction of $1, and divided by the individual's weekly benefit amount, disregarding any fraction, but not less than 10 nor more than 26.

(5) (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may by rule prescribe: (i) that the existence of unemployment, eligibility for benefits, and the amount of benefits payable shall be determined in the case of an otherwise eligible individual who, within a week or other period of unemployment, is separated from or secures work on a regular attachment basis for that portion of the week or other period of unemployment occurring before or after separation from or securing of work; and (ii) in the case of an individual working on a regular attachment basis, eligibility for benefits and the amount of benefits payable for periods of unemployment longer than a week. (b) The rules made shall be reasonably calculated to secure general results substantially similar to those provided by this chapter with respect to weeks of unemployment.

(a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may by rule prescribe: (i) that the existence of unemployment, eligibility for benefits, and the amount of benefits payable shall be determined in the case of an otherwise eligible individual who, within a week or other period of unemployment, is separated from or secures work on a regular attachment basis for that portion of the week or other period of unemployment occurring before or after separation from or securing of work; and (ii) in the case of an individual working on a regular attachment basis, eligibility for benefits and the amount of benefits payable for periods of unemployment longer than a week.

(i) that the existence of unemployment, eligibility for benefits, and the amount of benefits payable shall be determined in the case of an otherwise eligible individual who, within a week or other period of unemployment, is separated from or secures work on a regular attachment basis for that portion of the week or other period of unemployment occurring before or after separation from or securing of work; and

(ii) in the case of an individual working on a regular attachment basis, eligibility for benefits and the amount of benefits payable for periods of unemployment longer than a week.

(b) The rules made shall be reasonably calculated to secure general results substantially similar to those provided by this chapter with respect to weeks of unemployment.

(6) The division shall, in all cases involving actual or potential disqualifying issues and prior to the payment of benefits to an eligible individual, notify the individual's most recent employer of the eligibility determination.

(7) Upon written request of an individual made under rules of the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, all remuneration for insured work paid to the individual during the individual's period in the form of a bonus or lump-sum payment shall, for benefit purposes, be apportioned to the calendar quarters in which the remuneration was earned.