Section 09.01.30.100 - ABLE TO WORK"Able to work" is the physical and mental ability to perform work under conditions ordinarily existing during a normal workweek. It does not mean that a person must be able to perform work in his customary occupation or the same kind of work he last performed. Ref. Sec. 72-1366(4), Idaho Code.
01.Able to Perform Some Type of Work. A person must be able to perform work of some type for which he can qualify at the time he files an initial claim for unemployment insurance.02.Able to Work Part-Time. A person who is able to work only part of the workday or part of the workweek is not considered "able to work" for the purposes of Section 72-1366(4), Idaho Code. This rule does not apply to claimants who establish eligibility under Section 150 of these rules, "Claimants with Disabilities."03.Disability Compensation. A claimant's receipt of disability compensation does not in itself establish that he is unable to work or unavailable for work, even though the payee has been declared totally disabled.04.Illness Provision. A person who claims benefits under the illness provision must remain available for local office job referral; however, he may leave the area for treatment of his illness and continue to be eligible under the illness provision.05.Illness Provision as Applied to Transitional or Reopened Claim. The illness provision will continue to apply even though the current benefit year has ended and a transitional claim is filed the following year or the claim is reopened after a period of not filing with no intervening employment.06.Withdrawing from Labor Market Because of Illness. A claimant who withdraws from the labor market because of illness or injury prior to filing a claim is not eligible until he is able and available for work.Idaho Admin. Code r. 09.01.30.100