SF 2563

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 08/29/2014 10:25am

A bill for an act
relating to unemployment insurance; modifying definitions; modifying time
period for appeal deadlines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.085,
subdivision 15.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268.085, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Available for suitable employment defined.

(a) "Available for suitable
employment" means an applicant is ready, willing, and able to accept suitable employment.
The attachment to the work force must be genuine. An applicant may restrict availability to
suitable employment, but there must be no other restrictions, either self-imposed or created
by circumstances, temporary or permanent, that prevent accepting suitable employment.

(b) new text begin An applicant who, because of illness or injury, was not able or is no longer able
to perform the duties of the applicant's most recent employment or the applicant's usual
occupation, is available for suitable employment if the applicant:
new text end

new text begin (1) is able to perform the duties of other employment engaged in by others as a
means of livelihood; and
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new text begin (2) is willing to accept that other employment.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end Unless the applicant is in reemployment assistance training, to be considered
"available for suitable employment," a student who has regularly scheduled classes must
be willing to discontinue classes to accept suitable employment when:

(1) class attendance restricts the applicant from accepting suitable employment; and

(2) the applicant is unable to change the scheduled class or make other arrangements
that excuse the applicant from attending class.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end An applicant who is absent from the labor market area for personal reasons,
other than to search for work, is not "available for suitable employment."

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end An applicant who has restrictions on the hours of the day or days of the week
that the applicant can or will work, that are not normal for the applicant's usual occupation
or other suitable employment, is not "available for suitable employment." An applicant
must be available for daytime employment, if suitable employment is performed during
the daytime, even though the applicant previously worked the night shift.

Sec. 2. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change all appeal deadlines from "20 calendar days" to
"45 calendar days" where that appeal deadline appears in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.
new text end