Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 471 - EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT
Division 30 - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS AND CLAIMS
Section 471-030-0079 - Shared Work Plans and Benefits

(1) The beginning date for a shared work plan shall be no earlier than the week after the plan is approved.

(2) An initial claim for shared work benefits is effective the week filed. An initial claim for shared work benefits submitted prior to the start week of the employer's shared work plan will be filed effective the week the employer's shared work plan becomes effective.

(3) When an incomplete form is submitted by the employer, the Employment Department shall send a request for information to the employer. If the requested information is supplied by the employer within seven calendar days of the date of the request, the date on the original form will be honored.

(4) If an employee's work schedule is reduced by more than 50% in a week covered by a shared work plan, the employee may use hours from other paid time, such as vacation time, to bring the work hour reduction within the 10% to 50% range required to receive shared work benefits.

(5) As determined by the Department, paid time used for the purposes of serving jury duty, bereavement leave, the employee being sick, caring for a member of the employee's immediate family who is sick, or in response to a declared emergency as defined in OAR 471-030-0071 shall count as hours worked during the week. However, this does not apply when the employee misses an opportunity to work for other reasons.

(6) For purposes of section (5) of this rule, the term "immediate family" has the same meaning as the term is defined in OAR 471-030-0038(1)(f).

(7) The provisions of 471-030-0079(4) and (5) do not apply when an entire week of work for the shared work employer is missed.

(8) For purposes of ORS 657.155(1)(c), during any week an employee is not eligible for shared work benefits and files a claim for regular unemployment insurance benefits, the employee will be considered actively seeking work if:

(9) Continued claims for shared work benefits shall be completed by the shared work employee and submitted to the Employment Department no later than seven days following the end of the week for which benefits, waiting week credit, non-compensable credit week, or any combination of these is claimed. Shared work employees must provide the Employment Department all information needed to claim a week of shared work benefits. Such information may include, but is not limited to, information about work and earnings for another employer, missed opportunities to work, or other paid time used during the week being claimed.