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which he performed services pays or has paid some, but not
all of the premiums or contributions.

(2)  However, if such remuneration is less than
his weekly benefit amount, an otherwise eligible individual
is not ineligible and is entitled to receive for such week
benefits reduced by the amount of such payments. Any benefit
payment reduced under this subsection constitutes a full
week's benefits for computing duration during the benefit
year.

(3)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE WEEKLY
RATE OF A PENSION, ANNUITY OR RETIREMENT, OR RETIRED PAY,
PERIODIC PAYMENTS SHALL BE PRORATED ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO THE
PERIOD BETWEEN THE PERIODIC PAYMENTS. A LUMP SUM PAYMENT
SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO A NUMBER OF WEEKS FOLLOWING THE DATE
OF SEPARATION ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF WEEKS OF PAY
RECEIVED AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S LAST PAY RATE.

(4)  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS
(1) THROUGH (3) ABOVE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL APPLY WHEN AND TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH APPLICATION IS
REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THIS ARTICLE TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE U.
S. SECRETARY OF LABOR SO THAT EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE CAN
RECEIVE A FULL TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THE
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT. THE WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT
PAYABLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL FOR ANY WEEK WHICH BEGINS IN A
PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH INDIVIDUAL IS RECEIVING A
GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER PENSION, RETIREMENT OR RETIRED PAY,
ANNUITY, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR PERIODIC PAYMENT WHICH IS
BASED ON ANY PREVIOUS WORK OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE
REDUCED (BUT NOT BELOW ZERO) BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
AMOUNT OF SUCH PENSION, RETIREMENT OR RETIRED PAY, ANNUITY
OR OTHER PAYMENT, WHICH IS REASONABLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH
WEEK.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and safety
and having been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by
three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved March 14, 1980.

CHAPTER 29
(House Bill 923)
AN ACT concerning

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