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number of hours required |
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Summary:
The claimant applied for benefits on July 23, 2010. During his qualifying period, he accumulated only 431 employment insurable hours. At the time of his application,there was an unemployment rate of 11% in his region. Prior to July, 2010, the claimant benefited from an extended benefit period which was interrupted by a working period between November 2009 and January 26, 2010. In January, he renewed his existing claim and received benefit until July. At the time of the claimant's lay off in January 2010, the unemployment rate in his region was 14.1% and the required number of insurable hours to qualify for benefits was 420. If the claimant had been eligible to establish a new claim in January, he would have been eligible for benefits. However, by the time where is prior benefit period expired, the new rate of unemployment of 11% required 525 hours to qualify for benefits. The BOR noted that it did not have any discretion in this matter. The law must be applied as it stands. The claimant's appeal is dismissed by the Umpire.
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benefit periods |
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Summary:
The claimant applied for benefits on July 23, 2010. During his qualifying period, he accumulated only 431 employment insurable hours. At the time of his application,there was an unemployment rate of 11% in his region. Prior to July, 2010, the claimant benefited from an extended benefit period which was interrupted by a working period between November 2009 and January 26, 2010. In January, he renewed his existing claim and received benefit until July. At the time of the claimant's lay off in January 2010, the unemployment rate in his region was 14.1% and the required number of insurable hours to qualify for benefits was 420. If the claimant had been eligible to establish a new claim in January, he would have been eligible for benefits. However, by the time where is prior benefit period expired, the new rate of unemployment of 11% required 525 hours to qualify for benefits. The BOR noted that it did not have any discretion in this matter. The law must be applied as it stands. The claimant's appeal is dismissed by the Umpire.
