Eligibility for shared work compensation

(a) An individual is eligible to receive shared work benefits with respect to any week in which the Administrator finds that: (1) The individual is a participating employee in an affected unit subject to a shared work plan that was approved before the week in question and is in effect for that week; (2) The individual is able to work and is available for additional hours of work or full-time work with the participating employer; (3) For shared work plans effective prior to July 1, 2014, the individual's normal weekly hours of work have been reduced by at least twenty (20) percent but not more than forty (40) percent, with a corresponding reduction in wages. For shared work plans effective on or after July 1, 2014, the individual's normal weekly hours of work have been reduced by at least ten (10) percent but not more than sixty (60) percent, with a corresponding reduction in wages; and (4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of these regulations relating to availability for work and actively seeking work, the individual is available for the individual’s normal hours of work with the participating employer, which may include, for purposes of this section, participating in training to enhance job skills that is approved by the Administrator such as employer-sponsored training or training funded under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. (b) An individual who is eligible for shared work benefits shall be exempt from the work search requirements contained in Section 31-235 (a) of the Connecticut General Statutes and Sections 31-235-22 to 31-235-26, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. In addition, an individual eligible for shared work benefits shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 31-229 of the Connecticut General Statutes relating to partial unemployment benefits. Wages from other than the shared work employer shall be disregarded in the calculation of the shared work benefit. (c) For certified weekly claims effective prior to the week ending July 5, 2014, an individual who is eligible for shared work benefits shall not be eligible to receive a dependency allowance. For certified weekly claims effective on or after the week ending July 5, 2014, an individual who is eligible for shared work benefits shall be eligible to receive a dependency allowance. (d) The Administrator shall not pay shared work benefits to an individual for any week in which the individual performs work for the participating employer in excess of the reduced hours established under the shared work plan, unless there is a corresponding modification to the plan pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 31-250-12 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. (e) No individual shall receive shared work benefits and regular unemployment compensation benefits in an amount that exceeds the maximum total benefits payable to the claimant in a benefit year in accordance with Section 31-231b of the Connecticut General Statutes. (f) An individual who has received all of the shared work benefits and regular unemployment compensation benefits available to such individual in a benefit year is an exhaustee for purposes of Sections 31-232b to 31-232k, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes and is entitled to receive extended benefits under such sections, provided the claimant is otherwise eligible for such benefits. (g) If an individual who is eligible to receive shared work benefits has a prior overpayment which is still outstanding, the Administrator shall offset such overpayment from shared work benefits in accordance with Section 31-273 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (h) If an individual who is eligible to receive shared work benefits has been identified as having outstanding child support obligations, the Administrator shall reduce shared work benefits in accordance with Section 31-227 (h) of the Connecticut General Statutes.