24.11.455    REFUSAL OF WORK

(1) Pursuant to 39-51-2304, MCA, a claimant is disqualified for benefits if the claimant fails without good cause to:

(a) apply for available and suitable work when directed to do so by the employment office or the department; or

(b) accept an offer of suitable work which the individual is physically able and mentally qualified to perform.

(2) When a claimant is authorized by the department to limit a work search to part-time work, the department may not disqualify the claimant for refusing to apply for or accept full-time work but may disqualify the claimant for refusing to apply for or accept suitable part-time work.

History: 39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA; IMP, 39-51-2304, MCA; NEW, 2000 MAR p. 3523, Eff. 12/31/00; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 573, Eff. 5/29/11; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 413, Eff. 3/29/13.