§ 27-3-317 — Eligibility for extended benefits; exceptions; qualifications

(a) An individual is eligible for extended benefits under
this article for any week of unemployment in his eligibility
period if for that week he qualifies as an exhaustee under W.S.
27-3-315 and meets regular benefit eligibility requirements of
this article.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section,
an individual is not eligible for extended benefits for any week
if, pursuant to an interstate claim filed in any state under the
interstate benefit payment plan, no extended benefit period is
effective that week for that state. This subsection does not
apply to the first two (2) weeks that extended benefits are
payable to an individual from his extended benefit account for
that benefit year pursuant to an interstate claim filed under
the interstate benefit payment plan.
(c) An individual not eligible for extended benefits
because of failure to comply with the actively seeking work
requirements of subsection (d) of this section shall be denied
extended benefits until employed in an employee-employer
relationship for four (4) weeks beginning the first day of the
week following the week in which the failure occurred and wages
of not less than four (4) times the extended weekly benefit
amount are earned.
(d) For purposes of extended benefit eligibility, an
individual is actively seeking work under W.S. 27-3-306(a)(iii)
for any week if he:
(i) Has engaged in a systematic and sustained effort
to obtain work during the week; and
(ii) Furnishes the department with tangible evidence
of his effort for that week.
(e) Notwithstanding W.S. 27-3-312(a), suitable work for
extended benefit eligibility purposes shall pay gross average
weekly wages for work within an individual's capabilities that:
(i) Exceed the individual's weekly benefit amount
under W.S. 27-3-316(b) plus any supplemental unemployment
benefits received under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(17)(D) for that week;
and
(ii) Are not less than the higher of the minimum wage
pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1) excluding any exemptions or
the applicable state or local minimum wage.
(f) An individual shall not be denied extended benefits
for failure to accept an offer of or apply for suitable work
meeting the criteria of subsection (e) of this section if:
(i) It is not offered in writing or not listed with
the state employment service; or
(ii) The failure is not a denial of regular benefits
under W.S. 27-3-312(a) to the extent the criteria of suitability
are consistent with subsection (c) of this section; or
(iii) He furnishes satisfactory evidence to the
department of good employment prospects in his customary
occupation within a reasonably short time, in which case the
determination of suitable work shall be made in accordance with
W.S. 27-3-312(a).
(g) An individual disqualified from benefit entitlement
under W.S. 27-3-311 shall be denied extended benefits until
requalified as follows:
(i) If disqualified from benefit entitlement under
W.S. 27-3-311(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the individual shall be
employed in an employee-employer relationship for not less than
twelve (12) weeks, whether or not consecutive, following the
date of disqualification and have earned wages of not less than
twelve (12) times his weekly benefit amount for this employment;
or
(ii) If disqualified from benefit entitlement under
W.S. 27-3-311(f), the individual shall be employed in an
employee-employer relationship for not less than four (4) weeks,
whether or not consecutive, following the date of
disqualification and have earned wages of not less than four (4)
times his weekly benefit amount for this employment; and
(iii) In no event shall an individual receive
extended benefits during a period in which he is disqualified
from benefit entitlement.
(h) For purposes of extended benefit eligibility and
notwithstanding W.S. 27-3-306(d)(iii), earned wages for insured
work shall be at least one and five-tenths (1.5) times the high
quarter earnings in his base period.
(j) Subsections (c) through (g) of this section shall not
apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after March 6, 1993,
and before January 1, 1995.