Section 2865.100  Work Search Requirements for Regular Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Unless otherwise instructed, the claimant must establish that he or she is able to work, available for work and actively seeking work during each week for which he or she is claiming benefits. The claimant must register with the Illinois Employment Service Office unless otherwise instructed for one of the following reasons:

a)         The claimant's unemployment is due to a labor dispute at his or her last employing unit, even if the claimant is not involved in the dispute;

b)         The claimant's unemployment is due to a temporary lay-off not exceeding 10 weeks in duration;

c)         The claimant is a member of a labor union whose placement service has been certified by the Agency under this Part;

d)         The claimant is still attached to a regular job but he or she is only partially employed due to a temporary reduction in hours;

e)         The claimant is a seasonal worker who is between seasons and has a reasonable expectation of returning to the same job in the next succeeding season.  For example, park, golf course and landscape workers would fall within this subsection (e) during a winter shutdown;

f)          The claimant is an academic worker, such as a teacher or school administrator, or a non-academic employee, such as a food service worker or school bus driver, who is seeking work at an educational institution or for a company that contracts with an educational institution during a period between academic years or terms;

g)         The claimant is a construction worker seeking construction work, whether or not the claimant belongs to a union that operates a hiring hall defined in Section 2865.50;

h)         The claimant is enrolled and participating in training, whether or not that training is approved under Section 500(C)(5) of the Act;

i)          The claimant is a resident of a state that borders Illinois and has filed a claim in this State but does not normally work in Illinois;

j)          The Agency determines that, based on local labor market information, registration with the Illinois Employment Service would not increase the likelihood of the claimant's return to work.

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 9675, effective August 1, 2009)