§ 22-4-2-42 — Systematic and sustained effort

As used in this article, "systematic and
sustained effort" means a high level of job search activity throughout
the given week, including the following:
(1) A plan of search for work which results in contacts with hiring
authorities or follows a prospective employer's hiring procedure
in addition to any search offered by organized public and private
agencies or union or private placement offices or hiring halls.
(2) Actions comparable to actions by which jobs are being found
by people in the community and labor market, but not restricted
to a single manner of search for work.
(3) A search which includes all types of suitable work for the
individual's job prospects classification.
(4) A search by every claimant, without exception for individuals
or classes of individuals other than those in approved training, as
required under Section 3304(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 or Section 236(e) of the Trade Act of 1974.
(5) A search suspended only when severe weather conditions or
other calamity forces suspension of the activities by most
members of the community.
(6) The individual, while classified by the department as having
good job prospects, if the individual normally obtains customary
work through a hiring hall, shall search for any suitable work.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.200-2025, SEC.3.