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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) An employee shall only be eligible to receive short time compensation with respect to any week if:
(i) The employee is monetarily eligible for unemployment compensation;
(ii) The employee is not otherwise disqualified for unemployment compensation;
(iii) During that week, the employee is employed as a member of an affected unit under an approved short time compensation plan that was approved prior to that week and the plan is in effect with respect to the week for which short time compensation is claimed.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act relating to an employee's availability for work and actively seeking work, the employee is eligible to receive shared work benefits for a week in which the employee is able to work and is available for additional hours of work or for full-time work with the employee's short time compensation employer. Participating in training as approved by the department to enhance job skills or participating in employer-sponsored training or training funded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act shall satisfy the requirements of this section.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee covered by a short time compensation plan is deemed unemployed in any week during the duration of such plan if the employee's remuneration is reduced based on a reduction of the employee's usual weekly hours of work under an approved short time compensation plan.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible employee shall not be denied short time compensation benefits because of any provision of this act that provides requirements concerning:
(i) Availability for work;
(ii) Actively searching for work;
(iii) Any refusal to apply for or accept work with an employer other than the participating employer whose plan is approved under this article.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 27. Labor and Employment § 27-3-807. Eligibility for short time compensation benefits - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-27-labor-and-employment/wy-st-sect-27-3-807/
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