27-3-801. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Affected unit” means a specified plant, department, shift or other definable unit of an employer that includes two (2) or more employees to which an approved short time compensation plan applies; (ii) “Director” means the director of the department of workforce services or the director’s designee […]
27-3-802. Participation in the short time compensation program; director approval. (a) An employer seeking to participate in the short time compensation program shall submit a signed written short time compensation plan in a form acceptable to the department for approval by the director. No plan shall be approved under this article unless the employer is […]
27-3-803. Approval of a short time compensation plan. The director shall approve or deny a short time compensation plan submitted by an employer within thirty (30) days of receipt of the plan and promptly notify the employer of the decision. A decision denying a plan shall clearly identify the reasons for the denial. The director’s […]
27-3-804. Effective date and duration of the short time compensation plan. (a) An approved short time compensation plan shall be effective on the date that is mutually agreed upon by the employer and the director. The plan shall expire at the end of the twelfth full calendar month after the plan’s effective date or an […]
27-3-805. Modification of an approved short time compensation plan. (a) An employer may request a substantial modification of an approved short time compensation plan by submitting a written request to the department. The request shall specify the proposed provisions to be modified and explain why the modification is appropriate. Subject to subsection (b) of this […]
27-3-806. Revocation of short time compensation plan approval. (a) The director may revoke approval of a short time compensation plan for good cause at any time including upon the request of any of the affected unit’s employees. Good cause shall include an employer’s failure to comply with the assurances and certifications given in the employer’s […]
27-3-807. Eligibility for short time compensation benefits. (a) An employee shall only be eligible to receive short time compensation with respect to any week if: (i) The employee is monetarily eligible for unemployment compensation; (ii) The employee is not otherwise disqualified for unemployment compensation; (iii) During that week, the employee is employed as a member […]
27-3-808. Benefits. (a) The short time compensation weekly benefit amount available to employees under an approved plan shall be the product of the employee’s regular weekly unemployment compensation amount for a week of total unemployment multiplied by the percentage of reduction in the employee’s usual weekly hours of work. (b) An employee may be eligible […]
27-3-809. Charging short time compensation benefits. Short time compensation shall be charged to employers’ experience rating accounts in the same manner as unemployment compensation is charged under this act. The department may relieve an employer of charges or not require reimbursement for short time compensation benefits if the benefits are subject to one hundred percent […]
27-3-810. Extended benefits. An employee who has received all of the short time compensation or combined unemployment compensation and short time compensation available in a benefit year shall be considered an exhaustee for purposes of extended benefits as provided under W.S. 27-3-315 and if otherwise eligible under those provisions shall be eligible to receive extended […]
27-3-811. Reporting requirements. Not later than November 1 of each year until November 1, 2026, the department shall report to the joint appropriations committee on the short time compensation program established pursuant to this article. The report shall describe the administration of the short time compensation program, the number of employers participating in the program […]
