Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 250 - Personal Data › Requirements and Administrative Procedures for a Voluntary Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Pilot Program › Section 31-250-12 - Program administration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The
				Administrator will approve or deny a shared work plan, in writing, no later
				than thirty (30) days after the date the shared work plan is received by the
				Administrator. If the Administrator denies a shared work plan, the
				Administrator will specify the reasons for the denial. The reasons for
				rejection shall be final and not subject to appeal. If rejected, the employer
				may submit an amended plan for approval not earlier than seven (7) days after
				the date of the rejection. A shared work plan shall be effective on the date it
				is approved by the Administrator and shall expire at the end of the
				twenty-sixth (26th) week after the effective date of
				the shared work plan. Such plan may be renewed for up to an additional
				twenty-six (26) weeks.
(b) An
				approved shared work plan may be modified after it has become operational by
				the employer with the acquiescence of employee representatives if, in the
				opinion of the Administrator, the modification is not substantial and is
				consistent with the purpose of the original shared work plan. The Administrator
				shall approve or disapprove such modifications, without changing the expiration
				date of the original plan. The disapproval of a modification shall be final and
				not subject to appeal. Where a requested modification is substantial, the
				employer may request that the Administrator terminate the existing plan and
				consider the employer's application for a new plan.
(c) The Administrator may revoke approval of
				a plan for good cause. The revocation order shall be in writing and shall
				specify the date the revocation is effective and the reasons therefor. Good
				cause shall include, but not be limited to, failure to comply with the
				assurances given in the plan, unreasonable revision of productivity standards
				for the affected unit, conduct or occurrences tending to defeat the intent and
				effective operation of the plan, and violation of any criteria upon which
				approval of the plan was based. Any revocation shall be final and shall not be
				subject to appeal.
(d) The
				Administrator shall pay to an individual who is eligible for shared work
				benefits a weekly amount equal to the individual's regular weekly benefit rate
				for a period of total unemployment as provided in Section
				31-228
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, multiplied by the nearest full percentage
				of the reduction of the individual's hours as set forth in the employer's
				shared work plan. If the shared benefit amount is not a multiple of one dollar,
				the Administrator shall reduce the amount to the next lowest multiple of one
				dollar. All shared work benefits shall be payable from the unemployment
				compensation fund established pursuant to Section
				31-261
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(e) An employer's chargeability under a
				shared work plan will be subject to the provisions of Section
				31-225a
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. Employers liable for payments in lieu of
				contributions in accordance with section
				31-225
				of the Connecticut General Statutes shall have shared work benefits attributed
				to service in their employ in the same manner as unemployment compensation is
				attributed.
(f) An individual who
				does not work during a week for the shared work employer and who is otherwise
				eligible for benefits shall be paid regular unemployment benefits and the week
				shall not be counted as a week for which shared work benefits were
				received.