This law sets the most money a worker can get each week from unemployment benefits in Missouri. The amount is based on 4% of what the worker earned during their best earning period. There are caps: no more than $250/week in 2004–2005, $270 in 2006, $280 in 2007, and $320 from 2008 onward. If the math comes out to a number with cents, it gets rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.
288.038. Maximum defined. — With respect to initial filed during s 2004 and 2005, the "maximum weekly benefit amount" means four percent of the total wages paid to an during that quarter of the worker's in which the worker's wages were the highest, but the maximum weekly benefit amount shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars in the calendar years 2004 and 2005. With respect to initial claims filed during calendar years 2006 and 2007 the "maximum weekly benefit amount" means four percent of the total wages paid to an eligible insured worker during that quarter of the worker's base period in which the worker's wages were the highest, but the maximum weekly benefit amount shall not exceed two hundred seventy dollars in calendar year 2006 and the maximum weekly benefit amount shall not exceed two hundred eighty dollars in calendar year 2007. With respect to initial claims filed during calendar year 2008 and each calendar year thereafter, the "maximum weekly benefit amount" means four percent of the total wages paid to an eligible insured worker during the average of the two highest quarters of the worker's base period, but the maximum weekly benefit amount shall not exceed three hundred twenty dollars. If such amount is not a multiple of one dollar, such amount shall be reduced to the nearest lower full dollar amount.
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Source & history notes
(L. 1951 p. 564 § 288.030, A.L. 1957 p. 531 § 288.039, A.L. 1961 p. 430, A.L. 1965 p. 433, A.L. 1967 p. 394, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1017, A.L. 1975 S.B. 325, A.L. 1979 S.B. 477, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1251 & 1549, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1485, A.L. 1993 H.B. 502, A.L. 1994 S.B. 559, A.L. 1997 H.B. 472, A.L. 1999 H.B. 162 merged with S.B. 32, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1268 & 1211, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1456) Effective 10-01-06
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