Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 22-4-14-5 (2026)

Wage credits

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Sec. 5. (a) As further conditions precedent to the payment of benefits to an individual with respect to benefit periods established on and after July 1, 1995, but before January 1, 2010:

(1) the individual must have established, after the last day of the individual's last base period, if any, wage credits (as defined in IC 22-4-4-3 and within the meaning of IC 22-4-22-3) equal to at least one and one-quarter (1.25) times the wages paid to the individual in the calendar quarter in which the individual's wages were highest; and

(2) the individual must have established wage credits in the last two (2) calendar quarters of the individual's base period in a total amount of not less than one thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($1,650) and an aggregate in the four (4) calendar quarters of the individual's base period of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750).

(b) As a further condition precedent to the payment of benefits to an individual with respect to a benefit year established on and after July 1, 1995, an insured worker may not receive benefits in a benefit year unless after the beginning of the immediately preceding benefit year during which the individual received benefits, the individual:

(1) performed insured work;

(2) earned remuneration in employment in at least each of eight (8) weeks; and

(3) earned remuneration equal to or exceeding the product of the individual's weekly benefit amount multiplied by eight (8).

(c) As further conditions precedent to the payment of benefits to an individual with respect to benefit periods established on and after January 1, 2010:

(1) the individual must have established, after the last day of the individual's last base period, if any, wage credits (as defined in IC 22-4-4-3 and within the meaning of wages under IC 22-4-22-3) equal to at least one and five-tenths (1.5) times the wages paid to the individual in the calendar quarter in which the individual's wages were highest; and

(2) the individual must have established wage credits in the last two (2) calendar quarters of the individual's base period in a total amount of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) and a total amount in the four (4) calendar quarters of the individual's base period of not less than four thousand two hundred dollars ($4,200).

Formerly: Acts 1947, c.208, s.1405; Acts 1965, c.190, s.8; Acts 1971, P.L.355, SEC.32; Acts 1974, P.L.110, SEC.3. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.158, SEC.4; P.L.34-1985, SEC.6; P.L.171-1991, SEC.5; P.L.21-1995, SEC.80; P.L.166-1996, SEC.2; P.L.175-2009, SEC.21; P.L.183-2015, SEC.6.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1982–2020 · leading case: Penny v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 852 N.E.2d 954 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006).

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Penny v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev., 852 N.E.2d 954 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “To be eligible for unemployment benefits an individual must establish wage credits in a specified amount during a specified period, Ind.Code § 22-4-14-5; the amount of wage credits determines the weekly benefit.”

Potts v. Review Bd. of Indiana Emp. Sec. Div., 438 N.E.2d 1012 (Ind. Ct. App. 1982). “Accordingly, the claimants did not have the essential nine hundred dollars of wage credits in the third or fourth quarters, and therefore, were found ineligible for benefits in this benefit year under Ind.Code 22-4-14-5. 4 I.C. 22-4-14-5 5 , in part, requires an individual to…”

M.A. v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev. (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 10× “CONCLUSIONS OF LAW: Indiana Code § 22-4-14-5 requires an individual to have a certain amount of wage credits during the base period to establish an unemployment claim.”

J.B. v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev. (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 8× “] failed to meet the requirements of Indiana Code 22-4-14-5 to establish another unemployment claim.”

Mellondie Bensen v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Dep't of Workforce Dev. (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “Code § 22-4-2-12 (providing in part that an individual’s base period with respect to a claim is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual’s benefit period); Ind. Code § 22-4-14-5 (c) (providing wage credit…”

Potts v. Review Bd. of Indiana, Etc., 438 N.E.2d 1012 (Ind. Ct. App. 1982). “Accordingly, the claimants did not have the essential nine hundred dollars of wage credits in the third or fourth quarters, and therefore, were found ineligible for benefits in this benefit year under Ind. Code 22-4-14-5. [4] I.C. XX-X-XX-X [5] , in part, requires an individual…”

Dickson v. Review Bd. of the Indiana Emp. Sec. Div., 491 N.E.2d 576 (Ind. Ct. App. 1986). “CODE § 22-4-14-5. The statute provides that a claimant must establish a minimum amount of wage credits within the last two quarters of the individual's base period.”

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