Illinois Compiled Statutes
820 ILCS 405/242 (2026)
"Benefit year" with respect to any individual means the one-year period beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which the individual first files a valid claim for benefits and, thereafter, the one-year period beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which such individual again files a valid claim after the termination of his last preceding benefit year or, in the case of an individual all of whose benefit rights or any remaining portion thereof have been canceled pursuant to the provisions of Section 602B, the one-year period beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which such individual again files a valid claim
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(820 ILCS 405/242)
(from Ch. 48, par. 352)
Sec. 242.
"Benefit year" with respect to any individual means the one-year period
beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which the
individual first files a valid claim for benefits and, thereafter, the
one-year period beginning with the first day of the week with respect to
which such individual again files a valid claim after the termination of
his last preceding benefit year or, in the case of an individual all of
whose benefit rights or any remaining portion thereof have been canceled
pursuant to the provisions of Section 602B, the one-year period beginning
with the first day of the week with respect to which such individual again
files a valid claim. Any claim for benefits made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 700 shall be deemed to be a "valid claim" for the
purposes of this paragraph if the individual has met the requirements of
Section 500 E.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, "benefit year"
means the benefit year as defined in the unemployment compensation law of
any State under which benefits are payable to an individual on the basis of
a combination of his wages pursuant to an arrangement described in Section
2700 F.
(Source: P.A. 82-22.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Pennington v. Doherty, 110 F.3d 502 (7th Cir. 1997).
Pennington v. Doherty, 110 F.3d 502 (7th Cir. 1997). “820 ILCS 405/242 3 The district court also examined another factor that we had indicated ought to be considered in its determination: whether a change to a different system would increase the number of fraudulent claims.”
Morrow v. The Illinois Dep't of Emp. Sec., 2024 IL App (2d) 230194-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “” 820 ILCS 405/242 (West 2020). ¶ 20 Plaintiff worked for the Census Bureau from July 2020 to October 2020, when she was laid off.”
Lyte v. Deptartment of Emp. Sec., 937 N.E.2d 1197 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). ““Calendar quarter” is the three-consecutive-month period ending March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31 (820 ILCS 405/ 238 (West 2008)) and “benefit year” is the one-year period beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which a claimant first files a valid…”
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