Annual edition
Pub. L. 100–647 inserted "with respect to the base year" after "his compensation" and substituted "2.5 times the monthly compensation base for months in such base year as computed under section 351(i) of this title" for "$1,500 with respect to the base year".
Source credit
Pub. L. 100–647, title VII, §7202(a), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3776.
Aug 12, 1983 – Nov 10, 1988
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 98–76 substituted "$1,500" for "$1,000".
Source credit
Pub. L. 98–76, title IV, §411(a)(2), Aug. 12, 1983, 97 Stat. 436
Aug 9, 1975 – Aug 12, 1983
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 94–92 substituted "five" for "seven" months.
Source credit
Pub. L. 94–92, title I, §1(f), Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 463
Feb 15, 1968 – Aug 9, 1975
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 90–257 substituted "$1,000" for "$750".
Source credit
Pub. L. 90–257, title II, §203, Feb. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 24
Oct 5, 1963 – Feb 15, 1968
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 88–133 increased from $500 to $750 the amount of compensation in a base year required to qualify for benefits and provided that if employee has had no compensation prior to such year he will have had compensation with respect to each of not less than 7 months in such year.
Source credit
Pub. L. 88–133, title III, §301(a), Oct. 5, 1963, 77 Stat. 222
May 19, 1959 – Oct 5, 1963
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 86–28 substituted "$500" for "$400".
Source credit
Pub. L. 86–28, pt. III, §304, May 19, 1959, 73 Stat. 31
Aug 31, 1954 – May 19, 1959
Amended · full text not held
Act Aug. 31, 1954, substituted "$400" for "$300".
Source credit
Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1164, pt. III, §303, 68 Stat. 1041
May 15, 1952 – Aug 31, 1954
Amended · full text not held
Act May 15, 1952, substituted "$300" for "$150" to conform to the new table of daily benefit rates as set out in section 352 of this title.
Source credit
May 15, 1952, ch. 290, §2, 66 Stat. 73
Jul 31, 1946 – May 15, 1952
Amended · full text not held
Act July 31, 1946, changed section to relate to compensation paid instead of compensation earned during a year.
Source credit
July 31, 1946, ch. 709, §308, 60 Stat. 737
Oct 10, 1940 – Jul 31, 1946
Amended · full text not held
Act Oct. 10, 1940, reorganized structure by striking out designations for subsecs. "(a)" and "(b)" and, as so restructured, provisions of former subsec. (a) became entire section and defined "qualified employee" and provisions of former subsec. (b), which related to the employee's waiting period, were omitted.
Source credit
Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 842, §13, 54 Stat. 1097
Jun 20, 1939 – Oct 10, 1940
Amended · full text not held
Subsec. (b). Act June 20, 1939, substituted provisions relating to half-months as the waiting period, for provisions relating to fifteen consecutive days of unemployment or two half months.
Source credit
June 20, 1939, ch. 227, §10, 53 Stat. 845
Jun 25, 1938 – Jun 20, 1939
Enacted · full text not held
Source credit
June 25, 1938, ch. 680, §3, 52 Stat. 1097
Every enactment and amendment in this section's credit is listed. Full text is shown for versions back to 1988; earlier amendments are recorded by date and act, without pre-1994 full text.
