A claimant who has had covered employment in more than one state may elect to file a combined wage claim if he or she is eligible to establish a new benefit year. He or she may not so elect, however, if he or she has established a benefit year under any state or federal unemployment compensation law and (1) the benefit year has not ended, and (2) he or she has unused benefit rights based on such benefit year. (Federal or state extended benefits and benefits that have been postponed because of a disqualification that will not end at the close of some specified number of weeks are not considered unused for this purpose.)
219 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 004