8 AAC 85.352 - Able and available for suitable work: work search actively
(a) A claimant who
is required to register for work under AS 23.20 and
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AAC 85.351 shall actively seek suitable work by
performing at least one valid work search activity during each week that the
claimant files for unemployment insurance benefits.
(b) The division may require a claimant to
perform more than one valid work search activity during a week that the
claimant files for unemployment insurance benefits based on the population and
tabor market of the area in which the claimant resides while filing a benefits
claim. For each benefit week in which the claimant files a benefits claim, the
division will provide the claimant with the number of work search activities
that the claimant is required to perform, using a method specified under (c) of
this section by the director.
(c) A
work search activity is valid if
(1) the
claimant
(A) inquires with an employer
through investigation of the employer's job postings or website or other
explorative activities, or contacts an employer by telephone, by electronic
mail, or in person regarding work; the method of contact or inquiry must be
appropriate based on how the prospective employer is usually contacted for
work; or
(B) visits a job center
for a reemployment service or career workshop. attends a job interview, or
performs a similar high-engagement activity approved by the director;
and
(2) the work is
suitable to the claimant's skills and abilities under
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AAC 85.410.
(d) Using a method specified by the director
to verify work search activities, a claimant who is required to perform a work
search activity under (a) of this section shall report any employer contact or
inquiry made during each week that the claimant files a claim for unemployment
insurance benefits to the division. The report must include the following for
each employer contact or inquiry:
(1) the
date the claimant made the contact or inquiry;
(2) the name of the employer or entity through which the activity
was performed; and
(3) the
telephone number, address, electronic mail address, or Internet address that
the claimant used to make the contact or inquiry.
Notes
Authority:AS 23.20.045
AS 23.20.080
AS 23.20.378
AS 23.20.385
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