Section 2870.1  Definitions

All other terms used in this Part shall have the meanings ascribed in Sections 200 through 247 and Section 502 of the Unemployment Insurance Act [820 ILCS 405], unless the context requires otherwise.

"Act" means the Unemployment Insurance Act [820 ILCS 405].

"Benefit Payment Amount" means the actual unemployment insurance benefits, including any dependent allowance provided in Section 401 of the Act, paid to an employee in the affected unit.

"Claimant" means a person who applies for benefits under the Act.

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

"DA = Dependent Allowance" means the amount of any dependent child or dependent spouse allowance which an individual may be eligible to receive under Section 401 of the Act.

"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

"Employing unit" has the same meaning ascribed in Section 204 of the Act.

"Full-time work" is the number of hours a class of workers would customarily work if the employing unit had all of the work it could handle without working overtime.  Except when the contrary is provided by a collective bargaining agreement or company policy, full-time work is customarily 40 hours per week. For example, 37.5 hours per week is the normal, full-time work for Illinois State employees under gubernatorial authority by State personnel policy.

"NH = Normal Hours" means the normal hours employees in the affected unit work each week.  The maximum value allowed is 40 hours per week.

"OH = Other Hours" means the total number of hours the employee in the affected unit worked for an employing unit or units other than hours worked under the short-time compensation (STC) plan.

"PH = Plan Hours" means the reduced hours that employees in the affected unit will work each week during the duration of the STC plan.

"STC Deduction" means the percentage value calculated using the claimant's WBA (defined below) and the WBAPA (defined below).

"TH = Total Hours" means the total sum of plan hours (PH) and other hours (OH).

"WBA = Weekly Benefit Amount" means an employee in the affected unit's weekly Unemployment Insurance Benefit Amount as specified on their Finding as provided in Section 701 of the Act.

"WBAPA = Weekly Benefit Amount Percentage Allowed" means the percentage of the WBA that will be paid to a claimant under the STC plan.  This value cannot be less than 20% nor more than 60%.

"WorkShare IL" is the name of the STC program in Illinois under Section 502 of the Act.  Notwithstanding this designation, hereafter in this Part, the STC program established by Section 502 of the Act is referred to as "Short-Time Compensation" or "STC".