Sec.31-236-24. Discharge and suspension—general

An individual shall be ineligible for benefits until he has earned at least ten times his benefit rate if the Administrator finds that:

(1) he has been discharged or suspended for felonious conduct, as defined in section 31-236-25, in the course of his employment, as defined in section 31-236-26c; or

(2) he has been discharged or suspended for conduct in the course of his employment constituting larceny of property or service, as defined in section 31-236-25a, whose value exceeds twenty-five dollars or larceny of currency, regardless of the value of such currency; or

(3) he has been discharged or suspended for wilful misconduct in the course of his employment, as defined in section 31-236-26; or

(4) he has been discharged or suspended for just cause, as defined in section 31-236-38; or

(5) he has been discharged or suspended for participation in an illegal strike as determined by state or federal laws or regulations; or

(6) having been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of thirty days or longer and having commenced serving such sentence, he has been discharged or suspended during such period of imprisonment; or

(7) he has been disqualified under state or federal law from performing the work for which he was hired as a result of a drug or alcohol testing program mandated by and conducted in accordance with such law.

(Effective June 24, 1986; Amended July 28, 1997)