(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, an individual shall be deemed 'unemployed' with respect to any week during which: (1) He or she performs no services;(2) No wages are payable to him or her with respect to that week, or if wages are payable to him or her for any week of less than full-time work, the wages are less than one hundred forty percent (140%) of his or her weekly benefit amount; and(3) He or she is not on leave approved by an employer under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., as in effect January 1, 2003.(b) An individual's week of unemployment shall be deemed to commence the day on which he or she registers at a local employment office, except as the Director of the Division of Workforce Services may, by rule, otherwise prescribe. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 804, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 184, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1941, No. 391, § 2; 1949, No. 155, § 2; 1971, No. 35, § 4; 1977, No. 366, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 81-1103; Acts 1987, No. 753, § 2; 1991, No. 48, § 1; 1991, No. 100, § 4; 2003, No. 1223, § 2.
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