Sec.31-236-16a. Refusal of work—temporary help service/temporary employees

(a) Where the Administrator finds that a temporary employee of a temporary help service has refused to accept suitable employment when it is offered to him by such service upon completion of an assignment, the individual shall be ineligible for benefits until the individual has returned to work and earned six times his benefit rate.

(b) In determining whether work offered by a temporary help service is suitable, the Administrator shall consider all of the factors in section 31-236-1 through 31-236-16, inclusive. The Administrator shall consider the temporary nature of the work as a factor in determining suitability, unless the individual has been employed by one or more temporary help services and has worked for one or more temporary help services for more than thirty calendar days.

(c) For purposes of this section, "temporary help service" means any person conducting a business which consists of employing individuals directly for the purpose of part-time or temporary help to others.

(d) For purposes of this section, "temporary employee" means an employee assigned to work for a client of a temporary help service.

(Adopted effective July 28, 1997)