Montana Code Annotated 2001

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     39-51-1214. Benefit payments chargeable to employer experience rating accounts. (1) Except for cost reimbursement, benefits paid must be charged to the account of each of the claimant's base period employers. The benefit charged must be based on the percentage of wages paid by the employer as compared to the total wages paid by all employers in the claimant's base period.
     (2) A charge may not be made to the account of a covered employer with respect to benefits paid under the following situations:
     (a) if paid to a worker who terminated services voluntarily without good cause attributable to a covered employer or who had been discharged for misconduct in connection with services;
     (b) if paid in accordance with the extended benefit program triggered by either national or state indicators;
     (c) if the base period employer continues to provide employment with no reduction in hours or wages;
     (d) if benefits are paid to claimants who are in training approved under 39-51-2307; or
     (e) if the base period employer is ordered to state or federal active duty in the national guard or reserves.

     History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 685, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 3, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 50, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 373, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 86, L. 1993.

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