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(a) An individual is considered “unemployed” in a week during which the individual performs no services and for which no wages are payable to the individual, or in a week of less than full-time work if the wages payable to the individual for the week are less than one and one-third times the individual's weekly benefit amount, excluding the allowance for dependents, plus $50.
(b), (c) Repealed.
(d) An individual is not considered “unemployed” in a week if
(1) the individual is not performing services during that week because the individual is on leave from the regular employer of the individual for a period of four weeks or less; and
(2) the leave is part of a work schedule consisting of alternating periods of work and leave in which the hours of work for one complete period of work and leave average at least 40 hours per week.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation § 23.20.505. Unemployed defined - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-23-labor-and-workers-compensation/ak-st-sect-23-20-505/
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