Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024
Section 47-45 - Prohibition Against the Disqualification From Trade Readjustment Allowances When Enrolled for Approved TrainingA. Notwithstanding any other provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 41 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, no otherwise eligible individual shall be denied benefits for any week because he is in training approved under Section 236(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, nor shall such individual be denied benefits by reason of leaving work to enter such training, provided the work left is not suitable employment, or because of the application to any such week in training of the provisions of this law or any applicable federal unemployment compensation law relating to availability for work, active search for work, or refusal to accept work.B. For purposes of this regulation, the term "suitable employment" means with respect to an individual, work of a substantially equal or higher skill level than the individual's past adversely affected employment as defined for purposes of the Trade Act of 1974, and wages for such work at not less than eighty percent of the individual's average weekly wage as determined for the purposes of the Trade Act of 1974.Amended by State Register Volume 24, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 2000.