Section 8 AAC 85.352 - [Effective 6/28/2024] Able and available for suitable work: work search actively(a) A claimant who is required to register for work under AS 23.20 and 8 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 8 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.Eff. 10/12/97, Register 144; am 6/27/2014, Register 210, July 2014; am 3/30/2016, Register 217, April 2016; am 6/28/2024, Register 250, July 2024Authority:AS 23.20.045
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