8 AAC 85.352. Able and available for suitable work: work search

(a) The division may require a claimant to seek work by contacting prospective employers in person if

(1) there is a demand for workers in an occupation suitable for the claimant within the area in which the claimant is filing benefit claims;

(2) a substantial amount of the work in that occupation is normally obtained by contacting prospective employers in person; and

(3) the claimant has been allowed a reasonable period of time, not exceeding 13 consecutive weeks of benefit claims, to obtain work in that occupation through an employment office or other job-finding agency.

(b) A claimant who has been directed to seek work under (a) of this section shall report to the division the employer contacts made during any week for which a work search has been required. The report of employer contacts must include the

(1) dates of contacts;

(2) name and address of each employer contacted; and

(3) results of the contacts.

History: Eff. 10/12/97, Register 144

Authority: AS 23.20.045

AS 23.20.080

AS 23.20.378

AS 23.20.385

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