Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 23, June 7, 2024
Rule 7-313 - REFUSAL OF SUITABLE WORK313.1Pursuant to § 10(c) of the Act, the Director shall disqualify any individual otherwise eligible for benefits who fails to apply for or accept suitable work, unless the Director determines that good cause for the failure exists.
313.2The Director shall determine whether work is suitable after considering the following:
(a) The physical fitness and prior training, experience, and earnings of the individual;(b) The distance of the place of work from the individual's place of residence; and(c) The risk involved as to health, safety, or morals.313.3The following circumstances shall not constitute "good cause" for failure to apply for or to accept suitable work:
(a) Slight differences in wages or hours of work;(b) Difference in locality of work where transportation facilities are adequate, economical, and reasonably distant.(c) Temporary physical disability which does not substantially interfere with ability to work; and(d) General or personal objections to employer or to fellow workers.