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What Is A Waiting Week?

Before any benefits can be paid, you must serve a waiting week. To serve the waiting week you must have a claim in existence (benefit year), have filed a weekly claim and be entitled to benefits. One waiting week must be served in each benefit year. Beginning January 1, 2008, the waiting week becomes payable when your claim balance is equal to or less than the benefit amount you would be eligible for during the week.