8 AAC 85.353. Able and available for suitable work: travel claims

(a) The requirements of this section apply to any period during which a claimant travels outside the area in which the claimant resides, unless the claimant travels while exempted from availability requirements under AS 23.20.378 (a) or in connection with training approved under AS 23.20.382 .

(b) A claimant is available for work while travelling only if the claimant is travelling to search for work; accept an offer of work that begins within 14 days after the claimant's departure; or establish or return to a residence immediately following the claimant's discharge from the armed forces. Additional reasons for the travel do not make the claimant unavailable for work if the claimant is travelling in good faith for one of the reasons set out in this subsection.

(c) A claimant who travels in search of work must make reasonable efforts to find work, in the area of the claimant's travel, by contacting an employment office; contacting employers in person; or registering with the local chapter of the claimant's union that has jurisdiction over the area of the claimant's travel. A claimant who has previously registered with the local union that has jurisdiction over the area of the travel is available for work if the claimant makes contacts as required by the union to be eligible for dispatch in the area of the travel.

(d) A claimant is not available for work after the claimant travels for more than four consecutive calendar weeks to search for work. A claimant is not available for work after the claimant travels for more than seven days if travelling to accept an offer of work that begins 14 days after the claimant's departure; or to establish or return to a residence immediately following the claimant's discharge from the armed forces.

History: Eff. 10/12/97, Register 144; am 3/4/2006, Register 177

Authority: AS 23.20.045

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