§ 11-10-601. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply: (1) (A) “Affected group” means two (2) or more employees designated by an employer to participate in a shared work plan. (B) “Sub-group” means a group of employees which constitutes at least ten percent (10%) of the employees in an […]
§ 11-10-602. Applicability
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, provisions of this chapter that are applicable to unemployment compensation claimants shall apply to shared work unemployment compensation claimants. (b) An individual who files an initial claim for shared work unemployment compensation benefits shall be provided, if eligible therefor, a monetary determination of entitlement to shared work […]
§ 11-10-603. Construction
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude an otherwise eligible claimant from drawing total or partial unemployment benefits when he or she has exhausted his or her shared work benefits.
§ 11-10-604. Criteria for approval
(a) An employer wishing to participate in a shared work program shall submit a signed written shared work compensation plan to the Director of the Division of Workforce Services for approval. (b) The director shall approve a shared work unemployment compensation plan only if the following criteria are met: (1) The plan: (A) Applies to […]
§ 11-10-605. Approval or rejection
(a) The Director of the Division of Workforce Services shall approve or reject a plan in writing within thirty (30) days of its receipt. (b) Only one (1) plan may be approved for any one (1) employer during any twelve-month period. (c) The reason for rejection shall be final and non-appealable, but the employer shall […]
§ 11-10-606. Effective date and duration of plan
(a) A plan shall be effective on the date specified in the plan or on a date mutually agreed upon by the employer and the Director of the Division of Workforce Services but no earlier than the date of approval of the plan by the director. (b) (1) It shall expire at the end of […]
§ 11-10-607. Revocation of approval
(a) (1) The Director of the Division of Workforce Services may revoke approval of a plan for good cause. (2) The revocation order shall be in writing and shall specify the date the revocation is effective and the reasons therefor. (3) Good cause shall include, but not be limited to, failure to comply with the […]
§ 11-10-608. Modification of an approved plan
(a) An operational, approved, shared work plan may be modified by the employer with the acquiescence of employee representatives if the modification is not substantial and is in conformity with the plan approved by the Director of the Division of Workforce Services, but the modifications must be reported promptly to the director. (b) (1) If […]
§ 11-10-609. Eligibility for compensation
(a) An individual is eligible to receive shared work unemployment compensation benefits with respect to any week only if, in addition to monetary entitlement, the Director of the Division of Workforce Services finds that: (1) During the week, the individual is employed as a member of an affected group under an approved shared work compensation […]
§ 11-10-610. Amount of benefits — Filing of claims
(a) The shared work unemployment compensation weekly benefit amount shall be the product of the regular weekly unemployment compensation amount multiplied by the percentage of reduction of at least ten percent (10%) in the individual’s usual weekly hours of work. (b) An individual may be eligible for shared work unemployment compensation benefits or unemployment compensation, […]