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2005 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2840
House Amendments in [ ] – February 4, 2005
A BILL to amend and reenact § 60.2-603 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unemployment compensation; wage offsets.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Keister
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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 60.2-603 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 60.2-603. Weekly benefit for unemployment.

A. Each eligible individual who is unemployed in any week shall be paid for such week a benefit equal to his weekly benefit amount less any part of the wages payable to him for such week which is in excess of twenty-five dollars [ $100 $50 ] . Where such excess is not a multiple of one dollar $1, it shall be computed to the next highest multiple of one dollar $1.

B. Wages earned on a shift commencing Saturday and ending Sunday shall be allocated to the week in which the claimant earns the majority of wages for such work.