Section 2714.10  Definitions

All other terms used in this Part shall have the meaning set forth in Sections 200 through 247 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

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

            "Agent State" means any state in which an individual files a claim for benefits from another state.

            "Agency" means any officer, board, commission or other authority charged with the administration of the unemployment insurance law of a participating jurisdiction.

            "Benefits" means the compensation payable to an individual, with respect to his or her unemployment, under the unemployment compensation law of any state.

            "Interested Jurisdiction" means any participating jurisdiction to which an election submitted under this Part is sent for its approval; and "interested agency" means the agency of a participating jurisdiction.

            "Interstate Benefit Payment Plan" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 409(J) of the Act.

            "Interstate Claimant" means an individual who claims benefits under the unemployment insurance law of one or more liable states through the facilities of an agent state.  The term "interstate claimant" shall not include any individual who customarily commutes from a residence in an agent state to work in a liable state.  However, if such an individual requests to be considered an interstate claimant, the request shall be granted by Illinois as a liable state.

            "Jurisdiction" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada or, with respect to the federal government,  any federal unemployment insurance program.

            "Liable State" means any state against which an individual files, through another state, a claim for benefits.

            "Participating Jurisdiction" means a jurisdiction whose administrative agency has subscribed to the Interstate Reciprocal Coverage Arrangement, which implements Section 3304(a)(9)(A) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 USC 3304(a)(9)(A)) and is authorized by 820 ILCS 405/2700A and B, and whose adherence to the Arrangement has not terminated.

            "Services Customarily Performed by an Individual in More Than One Jurisdiction" means services performed in more than one jurisdiction during a reasonable period, if the nature of the services gives reasonable assurance that they will continue to be performed in more than one jurisdiction or if the services are required or expected to be performed in more than one jurisdiction under the election.

            "State" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 409(J)(3) of the Act.

            "Week of Unemployment" includes any week of unemployment as defined in the law of the liable state from which benefits with respect to that week are claimed.

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 6108, effective March 25, 2011)