Section 8-1004 - Stoppage of work caused by labor dispute(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section: (1) an individual who otherwise is eligible to receive benefits is disqualified from receiving benefits for each week for which the Secretary finds that unemployment results from a stoppage of work, other than a lockout, that exists because of a labor dispute at the premises where the individual last was employed; and(2) if separate branches of work that usually are conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments on the same premises, each department shall be considered a separate premises for the purposes of this subsection.(b) A disqualification under this section does not apply to an individual who satisfies the Secretary that the individual:(1) is not participating in, financing, or directly interested in the labor dispute that caused the stoppage of work; and(2) does not belong to a class or grade of workers that, immediately before the stoppage, had any members:(i) employed at the premises; and(ii) participating in, financing, or directly interested in the labor dispute.