(a) The shared work weekly benefit amount is the product of the regular weekly unemployment benefits amount multiplied by the percentage of reduction of at least ten percent (10%) in the individual's usual weekly hours of work.(b) An individual may be eligible for shared work benefits or unemployment benefits, as appropriate, except that no individual is eligible for combined benefits in any benefit year in an amount more than the maximum entitlement established for unemployment benefits, nor is an individual eligible to be paid shared work benefits for more than the applicable maximum number of weeks described in § 50-7-301(d)(2), whether or not consecutive, in any benefit year pursuant to a shared work plan.(c) The shared work benefits paid an individual are deducted from the maximum entitlement amount established for that individual's benefit year.(d) Claims for shared work benefits are filed in the same manner as claims for unemployment benefits or as prescribed in rules by the administrator.Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1086, s 1, eff. 12/1/2023.
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