(2) The claimant worked and had earnings from that work, but does not furnish the amount of earnings;

(3) The claimant reports that the claimant was not able or available for work for a specific portion of the week and there is sufficient information for the deputy to determine that the inability or unavailability for work was for good cause.__If the information provided by the claimant indicated unavailability during the claim week, but is not specific as to the amount of time involved, the department shall immediately initiate a fact-finding interview with the individual and make a determination regarding the claimant's weekly benefit amount on the basis of that interview.__If the department is not able to conduct an immediate fact- finding interview with the claimant, the notification and fact-finding process described in this subsection must be followed; or

(4) The claimant received a specific amount of other remuneration as described in section 1193, subsection 5.

SUMMARY

This bill allows the Department of Labor, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, to hold an immediate fact-finding interview when an individual submits information in a weekly unemployment claim indicating the claimant was not available for work during the claim week and then modify the benefit check amount accordingly based on the information provided by the claimant during the fact-finding interview. Current statute allows modification of the benefit amount if the claimant is specific as to the amount of time the claimant was not available for work.