Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Each claimant
who has registered for work and filed a claim for unemployment insurance
benefits shall actively seek work and make the minimum valid job contacts per
week as required under
G.S.
96-14.9(e).
(b) For job contacts conducted on an
employer's or employment website:
(1) a valid
job contact is a submitted application for a position as defined in
04 NCAC
24A .0105(7);
(2) each separate and distinct position
requiring a separate application, even if with the same employer, shall count
as a separate job contact; and
(3)
upon request by DES, each claimant shall provide verifiable proof of their job
contacts, and such proof may include the claimant's record of the name of the
employer, the URL or address of the website, the job title of the position for
which the claimant applied, the date of submission, and the confirmation number
or email.
(c) For job
contacts conducted by electronic mail (e-mail) or facsimile:
(1) a valid job contact is a message sent to
a valid e-mail address or facsimile number of an employer, or their designee,
for the sole purpose of obtaining employment with that employer; and
(2) upon request by DES, each claimant shall
provide verifiable proof of their job contacts, and such proof may include the
claimant's record of the name of the employer, the e-mail address or facsimile
number used for the contact, the name and job title of the person contacted,
and the date of the contact.
(d) For job contacts conducted by telephone:
(1) a valid job contact is a verbal
conversation with an employer, or their designee, for the sole purpose of
obtaining employment with that employer.
(2) upon request by DES, each claimant shall
provide verifiable proof of their job contacts, and such proof may include the
claimant's record of the name of the employer, the telephone number used for
the contact, the name and job title of the person contacted, and the date of
the contact; and
(3) a message left
on an answering service or a voice-mailbox shall not be a valid job contact for
purposes of
G.S.
96-14.9(e)(3).
(e) For job contacts conducted in
person:
(1) a valid job contact is a meeting
with an employer, or their designee, for the sole purpose of obtaining
employment with that employer;
(2)
upon request by DES, each claimant shall provide verifiable proof of their job
contacts, and such proof may include the claimant's record of the name of the
employer, the location at which the contact occurred, the name and job title of
the person with whom the claimant met, and the date of the contact;
and
(3) an in-person contact with
an employer on a single day shall be considered a single contact for purposes
of G.S.
96-14.9(e)(3), unless
multiple applications are submitted that day for separate and distinct
positions as described in Subparagraphs (b)(1) and (2) of this Rule.
(f) The following shall be
considered invalid job contacts:
(1)
Duplicative job contacts. A contact is duplicative when a claimant contacts the
same employer regarding the same position or opening more than once during the
same week with no change in the result of the contact. The following are
examples of a change in the result of contact:
(A) a contact to or from an employer that
occurs after an initial contact, involves scheduling an interview, and an
interview is in fact scheduled; or
(B) a contact to an employer in response to a
request for additional information.
(2) Contact with an employer for a job that
the claimant would be unable to accept if offered. A "job that a claimant would
be unable to accept if offered" means a position for which the claimant lacks
the necessary knowledge, ability, or skill required for that job, as stated in
the job posting or as required by applicable licensing authority.
(g) Initial registration via
NCWorks shall be considered a valid job contact for the week during which the
registration was completed.
(h)
Union members.
(1) If a claimant customarily
obtains employment through a union with a hiring hall, then weekly contact with
the same shall satisfy the requirements of
G.S.
96-14.9(e). Upon request by
DES, each claimant shall provide verifiable proof of their job contacts, and
such proof may include their union number, the address where they made contact
as required by their union's reporting requirements, the name and job title of
the person with whom they spoke, and the dates on which they made contact.
Claimants who are members of a union with a hiring hall shall provide
information about their union's reporting requirements to DES upon
request.
(2) If a claimant is a
member of a non-hiring hall union, then contact with the same shall be
considered a single valid job contact for the week in which it occurred. Upon
request by DES, each claimant shall provide verifiable proof of their job
contacts, and such proof may include the claimant's record of the name of the
union agent or applicable union, the address of the union or where contact was
made, the name of the person with whom the claimant spoke, and the date of the
contact.
(i)
Longshoremen registered with their union satisfy the requirements of
G.S.
96-14.9(e) by submitting on
a weekly basis their union number, the address where they made contact as
required by their union's reporting requirements, the name and job title of the
person with whom they spoke, and the dates on which they made contact.
Longshoreman shall provide information about their union's reporting
requirements to DES upon request.
(j) An application to a blind job
advertisement shall be considered a valid job contact for each separate and
distinct position sought or employer contacted. In addition to the requirements
set forth above in this Section, the claimant shall also retain, and provide to
DES upon request, a copy of the blind advertisement. A copy of the blind
advertisement shall be accepted by DES in lieu of the employer name, the name
of the person contacted, and the job title of the person contacted if these are
unavailable.
Authority
G.S.
96-4;
96-14.9;
Temporary
Adoption Eff. March 1, 2016;
Temporary Adoption Expired December
10, 2016;
Eff. April 1, 2017.
