Section 421.208. Registering for work.

(1) To comply with the  registration  requirements  of  section 28(1)(a) of 1936 PA 1, MCL 421.28(1)(a), a claimant shall register for work as instructed by the agency and fully and accurately supply information as to the claimant's past work experience and training and other personal data as may be necessary to assure that the claimant is considered  for  referral to any available suitable work.

(2)   If a claimant indicates on the application for benefits that he or she expects to return to his or her separating or previous employer within 120 days, and if the agency finds the claimant to be job-attached or finds that the claimant is not an appropriate candidate for full employment services, then the claimant's application for benefits shall be used as the claimant's registration for work.

(3)   If, in registering for work under subrule (1) of this rule, a claimant indicates that he or she is unwilling to be referred to or notified of work that the claimant is qualified to perform because of past experience or training and that is generally similar to work for which the claimant has received wages, then the agency shall make  a   determination  as  to  the claimant's availability for suitable work.

(4)  A laid off individual is not required to register for work if registering is waived by the agency upon receipt of written notification by the individual's employer that the layoff is temporary and that work is expected to be available within 45 calendar days following the last day the individual worked. A waiver is effective if the  notification  from  the employer has been received by the agency before the individual has certified for his or her first compensable week following the layoff.

(5)    An individual who is required to register for work to be eligible for unemployment benefits and who, with good cause, fails to do so, shall not be ineligible for benefits for the weeks for which the individual failed to register.  "Good cause" for failure to register shall  include,  but not be limited to, either of the following:

(a)    Misinformation provided by the agency or failure to provide access to the means of registration by the agency or designated entity.

(b)   A reason described in rule R 421.210(2) of the Michigan Administrative Code.

History: 1979 AC; 1980 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2001 AACS.