39-51-2115. Part-time work search -- eligibility for benefits. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an individual may not be denied regular unemployment compensation benefits solely because the individual is seeking only part-time work, as that term is defined in rules adopted by the department.
(2) In order to be qualified for benefits under subsection (1), the majority of the individual's workweeks in the base period must have been part-time.
History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 489, L. 2009.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 51. Unemployment Insurance
39-51-2101. Total unemployment -- when
39-51-2102. Commencement of week of unemployment
39-51-2103. Payment of benefits
39-51-2104. General benefit eligibility conditions
39-51-2106. Certain wages not to be used in determining benefit eligibility or amount
39-51-2109. Payment of benefits to athletes
39-51-2110. Payment of benefits to aliens
39-51-2111. Unemployment benefits for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking
39-51-2112. Benefit ineligibility for leave of absence
39-51-2113. Benefit ineligibility for suspension
39-51-2115. Part-time work search -- eligibility for benefits
39-51-2116. Participation in worker training program -- eligibility for training benefits