Extended period for filing of claims for good cause

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27-03-03-03, if the division finds that the failure of any individual to register and file a claim for partial unemployment benefits within the time set forth was due to failure on the part of the employer to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or to coercion or intimidation exercised by the employer to prevent the prompt filing of such claims, or to failure by the division to discharge its responsibilities properly in connection with such partial unemployment, the division shall extend the period during which such claim may be filed to a date which shall be not less than one week after the individual has received appropriate notice of the individual's potential rights to benefits and the individual's earnings during the period of such partial unemployment, provided, however, that such claim shall not be valid if filed thirteen weeks subsequent to the end of the benefit year (actual or potential) during which such week of partial unemployment occurs.