Montana § 39-51-2105 Qualifying Wages

Montana Statutes

§ 39-51-2105 — Qualifying Wages

Montana § 39-51-2105

Title 39LABOR

Ch. 51UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Part 21Benefit Eligibility

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 39-51-2105 (2026).

Text

39-51-2105 . Qualifying wages. To qualify for benefits, an individual must have been paid total wages for employment in the base period in an amount:

(1)not less than 1 1/2 times the wages earned in the calendar quarter in which wages were the highest during the base period; however, the total wages in the base period must be equal to or greater than 7% of the average annual wage described in 39-51-2201 ; or

(2)equal to or greater than 50% of the average annual wage described in 39-51-2201 .

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39-51-2105 . Qualifying wages. To qualify for benefits, an individual must have been paid total wages for employment in the base period in an amount:
(1) not less than 1 1/2 times the wages earned in the calendar quarter in which wages were the highest during the base period; however, the total wages in the base period must be equal to or greater than 7% of the average annual wage described in 39-51-2201 ; or
(2) equal to or greater than 50% of the average annual wage described in 39-51-2201 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 3 (a), (b), (c), Ch. 137, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 191, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 238, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 140, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 156, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 269, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, Ex. L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 394, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 400, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 528, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 87-103(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 688, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 153, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 234, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 485, L. 1991.