Section 2830.50  Calculating The "National Average Of This Ratio" Under Section 401 Of The Act

Section 401 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, par. 401) provides that, if certain factors occur, the "Statewide average weekly wage" will be frozen for a particular benefit period. One of these factors involves a determination of whether the average contribution rate for all employers in this State for the calendar two years prior to the benefit period, as a ratio of total contribution payments (including payments in lieu of contributions) to the total wages reported by employers in this State for that same period is 0.2% greater than the national average of this ratio. For purposes of calculating the "national average of this ratio":

a)         Payments in lieu of contributions shall be included in the total contribution payments;

b)         Contribution payments made by workers shall be included in the total contribution payments;

c)         Contribution payments and total wages reported in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia shall be included.

(Source:  Added at 15 Ill. Reg. 16960 effective, November 12, 1991)