15 R 421 .122 Re im bursing emp loye r repo rt s and payments .

 

Rule 122 . (1) Ea ch reimbur sing employer sha ll submit a quart erly report of tota l wages an d month ly employment on a form provided by th e comm iss ion AGEN CY, OR BY AN ELECTRO NI C METHOD APP ROVED BY THE AGEN CY. T h is  THE  quart erly report sha ll be submitt ed on or befor e th e twent y-fifth day of th e month next followin g th e last day of each calendar quart er.

 

 

(2)     Upon notificat ion from th e comm iss ion AGEN CY, mu lt icount y employers an d, as defined by th e comm iss ion AGEN CY, mu lt iindustr y employers with in a count y sha ll be required to report wage an d employment in format ion for each locat ion.

(3)   Ea ch nonpr ofit employer that elects to be a reimbur sing employer an d that is liable for quart erly  reimbur sement  payment s  sha ll  submit  such payment s with in 30 days after th e r e ceip t of a q uart e r ly s ummar y s tat e m e nt of d a ily char ge s an d cr edi t s MAILING DATE OF THE  QUARTERLY   BILLI NG   OF   BENEF IT   CHARGES.   PAYMEN T   OF REIMBURS EMEN TS MAY BE MADE BY ANY MEANS APP ROVED BY THE AGEN CY.

(4)        Ea ch  reimbur sing  governm enta l   ent ity   that   is   liable   for  reimbur sement payment s for a  calendar year  sha ll  submit  such  payment with in 30 days after th e start of it s next fiscal year after such calendar year . Ea ch employer sha ll receive a quart erly summar y stat ement of daily char ges an d credits.

 

R  421 .190  Common  paymaste  r;   emp loyee   leas ing   companies  ;   pay rolli ng ; tempo rary he lp firms .

Rule 190 .  (1) As used in th is ru le:

(a)    “Captive provider” mean s an employee leasing com pan y which limits itself to providing services an d employees to only 1 client ent ity an d th e ent ity’s subsidi ar ies an d a ffiliat es an d which does not hold itself out as available to provide leasing services to oth er client ent it ies that  do not shar e an ownership relat ionship with th e employee leasing com pan y.

(b)    “Client ent ity,” also kn own as a “work -site employer,” mean s th e business ent ity that contra cts with an employee leasing com pan y for th e pur pose of providing employees an d relat ed services to th e client ent ity.

(c) “Comm on payma ster” is th e arran gement by which differ ent services per form ed by on e 1 individua l ar e divided am ong 2 or more employers that ar e relat ed thr ough comm ona lity of ownership, an d th e individua l is com pensat ed by 1 of th ose employers that  acts  as  th e comm on payma ster. Und er such an arran gement , differ ent employers benefit from th e services of th e sam e individua l, but th ese services ar e reflected in th e expe rience rat ing of, an d th e payment of un employment ta xes by, only on e 1 of th e employers.

If 2 or more relat ed cor porat ions con curr ent ly employ th e sam e individua l an d com pensat e that individua l thr ough a comm on  payma ster  that  is  1 of th e cor porat ions,  th ose  THE cor porat ions ma y elect to report wages an d pay un employment ta xes of all shar ed employees of th e relat ed  cor porat ions  thr ough  a  comm on  payma ster  an d  th e  relat ed cor porat ions will be con sidered to be a single employing un it . The comm on payma ster for pur poses of report ing wages an d paying Michigan un employment ta xes of all shar ed employees sha ll be th e cor porat ion with THAT HAS th e highest Michigan un employment ta x rat e. Corporat ions ar e con sidered to be relat ed if th ey sat isfy an y on e 1 of th e followin g tests at an y t ime dur ing th e calendar quart er:

(i)   The cor porat ions ar e members of a contr olled group of cor porat ions as defined in section 1563 of th e int erna l revenu e code , 26 U.S.C. §1563 , or would be members if certa in st ock ownership percenta ge requirement s between cor porat ions were relaxed an d certa in exclusions ma de ina pplicable.

(ii)    In th e case of a cor porat ion that does not issue st ock, eith er 50% or more of th e members of 1 cor porat ion’s boar d of directors  or  oth er  govern ing  body  ar e  members  of th e  oth er cor porat ion’s boar d of directors or oth er govern ing body, or th e holders of 50% or more of th e

 

 

voting power to select such members ar e con curr ent ly th e holders of 50% or more of that power with respe ct to th e oth er cor porat ion.

(iii)     Fifty percent or  more of 1 cor porat ion’s officer s ar e con curr ent ly officer s of th e oth er corporat ion.

(iv)    Thirt y percent or more of 1 cor porat ion’s employees ar e con curr ent ly employees of th e oth er corporat ion.

Corporat ions ar e con sidered relat ed for an ent ire calendar quart er if 1 of th e requirement s listed in para gra phs (i) to (iv) of th is subdivisi on  is  sat isfied.  Concurr ent  employment mean s th e cont emporan eous existence of an employment  relat ionship  between  an individua l an d 2 or more cor porat ions.

(i)       Pr ovides employees to a client ent it y.

(ii)     Pa ys th e wages of th e employees.

(iii)    Report s an d withh olds applicable ta xes from th e wages of th e employees.

(iv)     Administers th e benefits for th e employees.

(v)          Pr ovides oth er payroll, human resour ces, an d oth er mana gement assistan ce services that  ar e agreed upon with it s client ent it y.

The employees provided to th e client ent ity ma y ha ve previously been employed directly by th e client ent ity. The relat ionship between th e client ent ity an d ELC is int ended to be long-term or cont inu ing, rath er than temporar y or int erm itt ent , an d th e employees ar e, genera lly, not subject to reassignm ent . The ma jority of th e work ers  at a client ent ity’s work site, or a ma jority of work ers in a specialized group with in that work for ce, con sists of employees assigned by th e leasing compan y.

(e)   “Pa yrolling” is th e pra ct ice of esta blishing  a  relat ed  or  ass ociat ed  com pan y  for  th e pur poses of reassigning th e employee payroll fun ct ions from 1 business ent ity to th e relat ed business ent ity, usua lly to tak e advanta ge of th e lower un employment  ta x  rat e  of th e relat ed business ent ity. Direction an d contr ol of th e involved employees ar e not tran sferr ed along with th e payroll to th e relat ed business ent ity, an d th e relat ed ent ity is not an employee leasing com pan y. The relat ed business ent ity to which th e payroll is assigned is not th e employer for un employment insuran ce ta x pur poses . The ent ity for which services ar e per form ed an d which exercises direction an d contr ol over th e employee is th e employer.

(f)  A “Temporar y help firm ” is MEANS an employer whose primar y business is to provide a client ent ity with th e temporar y services of 1 or more individua ls un der contra ct with th e employer. Em ployment with a temporar y help firm is chara cterized by a series of limited- term assignm ent s of an individua l to a client ent ity based on a writt en or ora l contra ct between th e temporar y help firm an d th e client ent ity. The assignm ent is usua lly for a specified period. A sep arat e writt en or ora l employment contra ct exists between th e temporar y help firm an d each individua l it hires as an employee. The employee of th e temporar y help firm is subject to reassignm ent by th e temporar y help firm . Completion of an assignm ent for th e client ent ity by an employee employed by th e temporar y help firm does not, in itself, term inat e th e employment contra ct between th e temporar y help firm an d th e individua l.   A temporar y help  firm  that  meets th e requirement s of section  41 of th e

 

 

Mich igan  e m p loym e nt  se cur it y  act   is   a   liable   employer   an d   mu s t   SHALL   pay un employment ta xes on it s employees.

(2)  An ELC that meets th e requirement s of section 41 of th e act is a liable employer an d resp onsible to pay un employment ta xes on th e employees leased to th e client  ent ity.  For un employment ta x pur poses in Michigan , th e ELC, an d not th e client ent ity, is th e employer of th e leased employees if all of th e followin g con ditions ar e met:

(a)       An employing ent ity represe nt ing itself to be an ELC sha ll com ply with th e requirement s of th is ru le to be con sidered by th e agency to be an ELC for pur poses of th e act an d th is ru le. If th e agency determ ines th e ent ity is not an ELC with in th e mean ing of th is ru le, th en th e payroll of work ers at th e client ent ity will be assigned or reassigned to th e client ent ity an d th e client ent ity’s prior expe rience rat ing will be reinstat ed.

(b)    The ELC sha ll administer all payroll an d all benefit services for th e client ent ity, pay th e wages of th e work ers, an d ha ve th e right , both in contra ct an d in fact, to hire, promote, reassign, discipline, an d term inat e th e leased work ers. The ELC cann ot delegat e th e right s to th e client ent ity. The client ent ity’s officer s ma y be con sidered employees of th e leasing com pan y when th ey ar e acting as operat iona l mana gers, or per form ing services, for th e client ent it y.

(c)  The ELC reta ins th e right to exercise direction an d contr ol over th e daily activities of th e work ers or can delegat e th e right to th e client ent ity.

(d)   N on e of th e followin g e nt it ie s NEI THE R THE ELC NOR ANY INDI VIDU AL OWNE R OF THE ELC, NOR OWNE RS OF THE ELC IN THE  AGGREGATE, ha s an  ownership int erest of more than  20% in th e client ent ity, including th e client ent ity’s subsidi ar ies an d a ffiliat es, an d th e client ent ity does not ha ve more than  20% ownership int erest in th e ELC.

(e)    Neith er th e ELC nor an y individua l owner or oth er employee of th e ELC ha s direct or indirect contr ol over th e client ent it y.

(f)   The ELC does not limit itself to providing services an d employees to an y 1 client ent it y, including that ent ity’s subsidi ar ies an d a ffiliat es, but holds itself out  to  th e  public  in genera l as available to provide leasing services. The ELC sha ll not be a captive provider of employee services.

(3)  To be con sidered th e employer of th e leased employees, th e employee leasing com pan y sha ll com ply with all of th e followin g operat iona l requirement s:

(a)    The ELC sha ll ma inta in recor ds perta ining to th e employees of th e ELC who per form services for th e client ent ity. In addition, th e ELC sha ll mak e th e recor ds available to th e agency, on request.

(b)    Upon request, th e ELC sha ll promptly provide th e agency with a copy of th e employee lease agreement with an y of it s client ent it ies an d with a list of th e ELC’s client ent it ies.

(c)      The ELC sha ll com ply with fede ra l, stat e, an d loca l  employment  an d  business registrat ion laws, regulat ions, an d ordinan ces. If th e ELC does not so com ply, th en th e agency ma y decline or cease to recognize an employing ent ity as an ELC.

 

P ART 3.  CLAIM S

 

R 421 .201   “In te res ted pa rt y” de fined .

Rule 201 . (1) The term "int erested part y," as used in th e act or th ese ru les, mean s an yone whose statut ory right s or obligat ions might be a ffect ed by th e out com e or disposition of th e

 

 

determ inat ion, rede term inat ion, or decision. A CLAIMANT FOR UNE MPLOYMEN T BENEF ITS IS NOT AN INT ERESTED PARTY TO A REDETERMI NATIO N OF CHARGES OR TO AN APPE AL RELATING TO A REDETERMI NATIO N OF CHARGES.

An int erested part y ha s all of th e followin g right s:

(a)  The right to receive a copy of th e notice of determ inat ion or rede term inat ion.

(b) The right to request a recon siderat ion of th e determ inat ion or rede term inat ion.

(c) The right to appe al to a referee or th e boar d of review in th e mann er provided in th e act.

(2) The agency is an int erested part y in an y appe al befor e a referee, th e boar d of review , or in an y judicial action involving an order or decision of th e boar d of review or a referee.

(3)  An employer or employing ent ity in th is  or  an oth er  stat e  is  an  int erested  part y  in conn ection with a claim for benefits if th e employer's or employing ent ity’s a ccount ha s been char ged, th e employer or employing ent ity is prese nt ly or potent ially char geable with some port ion of benefits paid or payable on such claim, or th e employer or employing ent ity is directly involved  in  a  possible  ineligibili ty  or  disqua lificat ion  of  a  claimant .  A  BASE PE RIOD EMPLOYER IS NOT AN INT ERESTED PARTY WITH RESPE CT TO A NONMONE TARY ADJ UDIC ATIO N OR APPE AL  RELATING  TO  ANOTHE R  BASE PE RIOD EMPLOYER OR THE LAST  SEP ARATING  EMPLOYER  CONCERNIN G EITHE R BENEF IT PAYMEN TS OR CHARGES, UN LESS THE ISSU E ON APPE AL IS WHE THE R THE BASE PE RIOD EMPLOYER IS CHARGEABLE FOR BENEF ITS ON THE CLAIM UN DER SECTIO N 29 (5) OF THE ACT.

 

R 421 .204   Unemp loyment  compensation    no tic e to emp loyee .

Rule 204 . (1) Wh e n eve r a w ork e r is sep arat ed fr om h is e m p loym e nt , h is e m p loye r s ha ll de live r t o s u ch w ork e r at th e t im e of sep arat ion a cop y of form M E SC 1711 , un e m p loym e nt com pe n s at ion n ot ice t o e m p loyee, un le ss p r ior t o th e d at e of sep arat ion th e e m p loye r ha s AN EMPLOYER  SHALL  PROVIDE  EACH  WORK ER  AT  THE  TIM E  OF  THE WORK ER’S SEP ARATIO N FROM  EMPLOYMEN T   A  COPY  OF  FORM  UA  1711 , UNE MPLOYMEN T COMPEN SATIO N NOTIC E TO EMPLOYEE . HOWEVER, THIS REQUI REMEN T IS SATIS FIED IF THE EMPLOYER PREVIOUSL Y delivered a copy of

s a id THE form to th e work er an d ha s posted notices notifying th e work er that OF BOTH OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(a)    If h e THE WORK ER loses h is form M E SC UA 1711 , h e THE WORK ER ma y obta in a duplicat e from a designat ed office in th e esta blishm ent .

(b)   H e THE WORK ER should ha ve form M E SC UA 1711 in h is p ossess ion w h e n h e r ep ort s t o an e m p loym e nt se cur it y office for th e p ur p ose of AVAILABLE F OR REFE REN CE WHEN filing a claim.

(2)    If th e comm iss ion AGEN CY finds  that  an  employer  is fa ili n g FAILS  to deliver  form M E SC UA 1711 p r ior t o th e t im e of BEF ORE sep arat ion or is fa ili n g FAILS  to  post adequat e notices con cern ing replacement  of A lost FORM  M E SC UA 1711 's 1711 , THEN s u ch THE employer, at th e direction of th e comm iss ion AGEN CY,  sha ll be required to deliver form M E SC UA 1711 to a work er wheneve r h e THE WORK ER is sep arat ed from employment . FORM UA 1711 SHALL BE CONSI DERED A REP ORT WITHIN THE MEANIN G OF SECTIO N 54(C)(1) OF THE ACT, AND THE  AGEN CY MAY IMPOSE THE PEN ALTY OF $10 .00 AGAINST AN EMPLOYER THAT FAILS TO PROVIDE THE

 

 

FORM TO THE WORK ER BY THE DATE OF THE WORK ER’S SEP ARATIO N FROM EMPLOYMEN T.

(3)   S u ch THE form sha ll conta in at least ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG IN FORMATIO N:

(a)     The employer's  nam e an d r egis trat ion num ber OF THE EMPLOYER’S ACCOUN T WITH THE AGEN CY.

(c)   Such oth er in format ion as is required by th e comm iss ion AGEN CY.

 

R 421 .210   Unemp loyment  insu rance  bene fit fili ng re quiremen ts ; de finitio ns .

Rule 210 . (1) An individua l sha ll receive benefits for an y week of un employment for which th e individua l filed a claim an d report ed in a ccor dan ce with th is ru le an d with th e direction of th e agency an d for which th e individua l is oth erwise eligible an d qua lified for benefits. IN THE CASE OF AN EMPLOYER THAT EITHE R EXPE CTS TO LAY OFF 1,000 OR MORE WORK ERS IN THE CURREN T CALEN DAR YEAR OR  WHO  HAS LAID OFF 1,000 OR MORE WORK ERS IN EACH OF THE PREVIOUS 3 CALEN DAR YEARS, THE EMPLOYER SHALL FILE CLAIMS ON BEH ALF OF THE WORK ERS, IN A MANNE R PRESCRIB ED BY THE AGEN CY.

(2)   As used in th is ru le:

(a)     “Add it iona l claim” mean s a claim filed by an individua l to rees ta blish eligibili ty for benefits after an int erru ption in th e claim series dur ing an existing benefit year cau sed by a period of employment .

(b)  “Claim series” mean s an un int erru pted period of weeks for which an  individua l claims benefits.

(c)  "Cont inu ed claim" mean s a report filed by an individua l who ha s filed a new, additiona l, or reopened claim an d who is cert ifying as to eligibili ty for benefits for 1 or more weeks of un employment .

(d)   "Day of work " mean s a calendar day or port ion of a calendar day on which an individua l per form ed services for an employing un it un der a contra ct of hire, including a calendar day or port ion of a calendar day for which an individua l received , or is ent it led to receive, call-in pay. If an individua l report s for work on a day on which th e individua l ha s been scheduled to work , but does not work becau se work is not available, th en that day is con sidered a "day of work ".

(e)    "Good cau se for lat e filing of a new, additiona l, or reopened claim" an d "good cau se for lat e report ing to file a cont inu ed claim" mean s that th ere is a justifiable reason, determ ined in a ccor dan ce with a stan dar d of con duct expe cted of an individua l acting as a reasona ble person in th e light of all th e circum stan ces, that prevent ed a t imely filing or report ing to file as required by th is ru le. Exam ples of justifiable reasons that th e agency ma y con sider as constitut ing good cau se include an y of th e following:

(i)   Act s of God.

(ii)   Work ing or relian ce on a promise of work that  did not mat erialize.

(iii)       Closing of agency offices , or th e fa ilur e of th e agency's telep honic or electr onic equipment , dur ing scheduled hour s of operat ion.

 

 

(iv)    Delay or int erru ption in th e delivery of ma il or th e delay or int erru ption of in format ion by telep honic or oth er mean s by a business or governm enta l agency entru sted with th e delivery of ma il or of mess ages by telep honic or oth er mean s.

(v)   Persona l physical incapacity or th e physical incapacity or death of a relat ive or war d of eith er th e individua l or th e individua l's spouse or of an y person living in th e sam e household as th e individua l claiming benefits.

(vi)   Att endan ce at a fun era l.

(vii)    Incar cerat ion. (viii) J ur y dut y.

(f)  “New claim” mean s a claim filed by an individua l to esta blish eligibili ty for a new benefit year .

(g)     “Reopened claim” mean s a claim filed by an individua l to rees ta blish eligibili ty for benefits after an int erru ption in th e claim series dur ing an existing  benefit  year  for  a reason oth er than  employment that  is cau sed by a period of nonr eport ing.

(h)   “Week of un employment " mean s a week dur ing  which an individua l is  un employed with in th e mean ing of section 48 OF 1936 PA 1, MCL 421 .48.

(3)    An individua l sha ll file a new, additiona l, or reopened claim or sha ll report  to file a cont inu ed claim as directed by th e agency.

(4)    To be filed on t ime an d effect ive as of th e beginn ing of th e individua l's fir st week of un employment , a new or additiona l claim sha ll be received by th e agency, in a mann er prescribed by th e agency, not lat er than th e Fr iday after th e end of th e week conta ining th e individua l's last day of work . A reopened claim is effect ive as of th e beginn ing of th e week in which it is received by th e agency.

(5)    To be filed on t ime an d effect ive for each week for which th e individua l is report ing to file, a cont inu ed claim sha ll be received by th e agency, in a mann er prescribed  by  th e agency, not lat er than th e Fr iday after th e end of th e last week of th e period for which th e claimant is instru cted to report an d ha s cont inu ed to report in a claim  series.  If  an individua l does not file a cont inu ed claim in a  t imely  mann er  in  a ccor dan ce  with  th is subru le, an d if th e filing is unt imely with out good cau se, th en th e claim filed by th e individua l is a reopened claim.

(6)     If an individua l does not file a new, additiona l, or  reopened  claim  as  prescribed  in subru les (4) an d (5) of th is ru le, but files th e new, additiona l, or reopened claim not lat er than th e fourt eenth calendar day after th e t ime limits prescribed in subru les (4) an d (5) of th is ru le, th en th e new, additiona l, or reopened claim is con sidered filed on t ime if th e claimant ha s good cau se for th e lat eness of th e filing. If th e claimant does not ha ve good cau se for th e lat eness of th e filing, th en th e new, additiona l, or reopened claim is effect ive beginn ing with th e week in which it is filed.

(7)     If an individua l does not report to file a cont inu ed claim with in th e t ime limits prescribed in subru les (4) an d (5) of th is ru le, but report s to file th e cont inu ed claim not lat er than  th e fourt eenth  calendar day after th e t ime limits prescribed in subru les (4) an d

(5) of th is ru le, th en th e individua l  is  con sidered  to  ha ve  report ed  on  t ime  to  file  th e cont inu ed claim if th e individua l ha s good cau se for th e lat eness of th e report ing to file th e cont inu ed claim. If th e individua l does not ha ve good cau se for th e lat eness of th e report ing to file th e cont inu ed claim, th en th e report ing to file th e cont inu ed claim is a reopened claim.

 

 

(8)    If an individua l files a new, additiona l, or reopened claim or report s to file a cont inu ed claim by ma il, th en th e claim or report is con sidered received by th e agency as of th e dat e th e ma il is received by th e agency.

(9)    If an individua l files a new, additiona l, or reopened claim or report s to file a cont inu ed claim by dep osit in a des ignat ed agency drop box, th en it is presum ed that th e claim was received by th e agency on th e previous business day if gath ered in th e fir st retr ieval of th e day if th is presum ption is  required  for  th e  new,  additiona l,  or  reopened  claim  to  be con sidered filed on t ime or th e cont inu ed claim to be con sidered a t imely report .

(10)    If th e claimant is una ble to file a claim IN A t imely MANNE R becau se th e agency’s services ar e una vailable, th en th e claim is con sidered filed on t ime if it is received by th e agency on th e next work day.

 

R 421 .216   Waive r of seeking   w ork.

Rule 216 . (1) A laid off individua l need not seek work if, un der section 28(1)(a ) of th e act, th is requirement is waived by th e agency upon writt en notificat ion by th e individua l’s employer that th e layoff is temporar y an d that work is expe cted to be available with in 45 calendar days followin g th e last day th e individua l work ed. A waiver is effect ive if th e agency receives notificat ion from th e employer befor e th e individua l is cert ified for his or her first com pensable week followin g th e layoff.

(2)    The agency is auth orized, un der section 28(1)(a ) of th e act, to waive th e seek ing work requirement  where th e agency finds  that  suita ble work  is not  available.   in  th e loca lit y w h e r e th e in d ivi d ua l r esides an d in th ose loca lit ie s in w h ich th e in d ivi d ua l e arn ed b a se pe r iod w a ge s . UN LESS THE AGEN CY DETERMI NES THAT SUIT ABLE WORK IS AVAILABLE  FOR  AN  INDI VIDU AL,  SUIT ABLE  WORK   WILL   BE   PRE SUM ED UN AVAILABLE IF THE TOTAL UNE MPLOYMEN T RATE FOR THE STATE EQUALS OR EXCEE DS 9.5%. In instan ces where th e seek ing work requirement is waived un der section 28(1)(a ) of th e act, th e individua l sha ll be registered for work an d sha ll not be in a period of disqua lificat ion. I n a dd it ion , a ll of th e followin g p r ovis ion s a pp ly t o th e w a ive r of th e seek in g work r eq u ir e m e nt :

(a) ) I n de t e rm in in g w h e th e r th e seek in g w ork r eq u ir e m e nt s ha ll be w a ive d un de r se ct ion 28 (1 )(a ) of th e a ct , s u ita ble w ork is n ot a va ila ble in a loca lit y or loca lit ie s de t e rm in ed t o be locat ed in a la b or mark e t ar e a w h ich ha s s u bs tant ia l un e m p loym e nt .  A "la b or mark e t ar e a "  m e an s  an  ar e a  des ignat ed  an d  a pp r ove d  by  th e  Un it ed  S tat es  dep artm e nt  of la b or  for  r ep ort in g p ur p oses . I n a dd it ion , an y count y n ot in clu ded in s u ch  a  des ignat ed ar e a  is a sep arat e la b or mark e t ar e a .

(b) ) T h e a ge n cy s ha ll mak e a de t e rm inat ion on th e fifth of e a ch m onth a s t o w h e th e r or n ot  s u bs tant ia l un e m p loym e nt exis t s  in  e a ch  la b or  mark e t  ar e a  of  th e  s tat e .  "S u bs tant ia l un e m p loym e nt " exis t s in a la b or mark e t ar e a w h e n th e t ota l una d ju s t ed un e m p loym e nt rat e in s u ch ar e a eq ua ls or exceeds 7 1 /2 % for e a ch of th e 3 m onth s in a w a ive r b a se pe r iod . A de t e rm inat ion that s u bs tant ia l un e m p loym e nt exis t s in a la b or mark e t ar e a s ha ll r e ma in in  effect  for  a  1 -m onth  pe r iod  fr om  th e  fift ee nth   d a y  of  th e  m onth   in  w h ich  s u ch de t e rm inat ion w a s ma de t o th e fourt ee nth d a y of th e n ext m onth . A "w a ive r b a se pe r iod "  for de t e rm in in g w h e th e r or n ot s u bs tant ia l un e m p loym e nt exis t s in a la b or mark e t ar e a s ha ll  be  th e  fir s t  3  m onth s  of  th e  4 -m onth   pe r iod  be for e  th e  m onth   in  w h ich  s u ch

 

 

de t e rm inat ion is ma de ; th e fourth m onth s ha ll con s t itut e a la g m onth an d s ha ll n ot be u sed in th e w a ive r b a se pe r iod com p utat ion .

(c) T h e a ge n cy s ha ll mak e a de t e rm inat ion that a give n la b or mark e t ar e a n o lon ge r ha s s u bs tant ia l un e m p loym e nt w h e n th e t ota l una d ju s t ed un e m p loym e nt rat e is le ss than 7 1 /2 % in e a ch of th e 2 m os t r e ce nt con se cut ive ca le n d ar m onth s in th e w a ive r b a se pe r iod .

(d)) I n de t e rm in in g w h e th e r th e seek in g w ork r eq u ir e m e nt s ha ll be w a ive d for a p art icu lar in d ivi d ua l,  a  fin d in g  s ha ll  be  ma de  that   s u bs tant ia l  un e m p loym e nt ,  a s  p r ovided  in s u bdivisi on (b) of th is s u b ru le, exis t s with r espe ct t o th e la bor mark e t ar e a s , a s de fin ed in   s u bdivisi on  (b ) of th is  s u b ru le,  w h ich  in clu de  b oth  th e  loca lit y  w h e r e  th e  un e m p loye d in d ivi d ua l r esides an d th e loca lit ie s in w h ich th e in d ivi d ua l w a s p a id b a se pe r iod w a ge s .

(e) ) T h e seek in g w ork r eq u ir e m e nt s ha ll n ot be w a ive d un de r se ct ion 28 (1 )(a ) of th e a ct for in d ivi d ua ls w h o ha ve n e cess ar y sk ill s for job va can cie s kn ow n t o exis t or lis t ed with th e a ge n cy b ran ch office locat ed in th e loca lit y w h e r e th e in d ivi d ua l r esides  an d th e loca lit ie s w h e r e th e in d ivi d ua l w a s p a id b a se pe r iod w a ge s . F or th e p ur p ose of de t e rm in in g w h e n th e seek in g w ork r eq u ir e m e nt s ha ll n ot be  w a ive d ,  th e  a ge n cy  s ha ll  r e fe r  t o  a  lis t  of occu p at iona l excep t ion s t o th e w a ive r in th e a ffe ct ed la b or mark e t ar e a s .

(3)   The agency ma y, un der section 28(1)(a ) of th e act, waive th e seek ing work requirement if an individua l is on a short -term layoff, as used in th is ru le, with a definite return -t o-work dat e which is not lat er than 15 con secut ive calendar days beginn ing with th e fir st day of scheduled un employment resulting from th e layoff, an d if th e seek ing work requirement is not waived for th e individua l un der section 28(1)(a ) of th e act.  The  waiver  un der  th is subru le sha ll be based on th e presum ption that suita ble work is not available for that individua l. S u ch THE presum ption is based on th e recogn it ion that an individua l on such a short -term layoff, as that term is used in th is ru le, is job-atta ched an d is not likely to be hired by an oth er employer for a short  period. The  agency  sha ll verify, by  telep hone  or writt en commun icat ion with th e employer, that th e layoff meets th e criteria of th is ru le. The agency sha ll recor d th e verificat ion to include th e return to work dat e an d th e nam e an d t itle of th e employer's represe ntat ive verifying th e dat e submitt ed. If th e agency is una ble to obta in con firmat ion from th e employer at th e t ime th e claim is filed, th en th e determ inat ion as to wheth er th e seek ing work requirement is subject to waiver un der th is subru le sha ll be based on th e evide nce prese nt ed by th e claimant . The applicat ion of a waiver in accordan ce with th is subru le sha ll not extend beyond th e above 15 consecut ive calendar day period or th e dat e th e individua l return s to work , whichever occur s first.

(4)   The agency’s auth orizat ion of th e waiver of seek ing work un der subru les (1), (2), an d (3) of th is ru le sha ll not relieve th e un employed individua l claiming benefits of cont inu ing to file claims pur suant to R 421 .210 an d being able an d available to per form suita ble full-time work .