Section 09.01.30.475 - REFUSAL OF WORK/FAILURE TO APPLYRef. Sec. 72-1366(6), (7), Idaho Code.
01.Citizenship or Residency Requirements. An employer's restrictions on citizenship or residency is deemed good cause for a claimant's failure to apply for available work if he does not meet the requirements.02.Claimant Conduct. A claimant who, by his conduct, causes an employer to withdraw an offer of suitable work or terminate the offer after the claimant has accepted it is ineligible.03.Claimant Responsibility. A claimant has the responsibility to apply for and accept suitable work.04.Conscientious Objection. A claimant may refuse employment that requires him to work on his Sabbath if his religious convictions do not permit him to work on that day.05.Employer Requirements. Claimants are expected to comply with reasonable, lawful requirements that are typical of certain occupations, such as a requirement that a worker be bonded. Unreasonable requirements by employers will not be used as a basis to deny benefits. However, a claimant must have good cause to refuse or fail to meet an employer's reasonable, lawful employment requirements to be eligible for benefits.06.Failure to Report. A claimant who fails to report to the Department when so directed, fails to follow explicit instructions for applying for suitable, available work, or fails to report to work after accepting employment, without good cause, is ineligible. Ref. Sec. 72-1366(2), (6), Idaho Code.07.Failure to Return to Work After Layoff. A claimant who has been laid off, but fails to return to work on the date specified by the employer at the time of layoff or fails to respond to a callback after a layoff, will be considered to have refused an offer of work if the ongoing employment relationship is severed as a result. If the claimant declines work with the employer but the ongoing employment relationship is not severed as a result, the claimant's availability for work will be examined, but the claimant will not be considered to have refused an offer of work under Sections 72-1366(6) or (21)(a)(ii)(A), Idaho Code.08.Government Requirements. A claimant who cannot meet government requirements within a reasonable period of time has good cause for refusing that opportunity to work.09.Moral Objections. A claimant is not ineligible for failing to apply for or accept employment if the claimant has reasonable, serious objections to the work or the workplace on moral or ethical grounds.10.Offer of Work. A claimant whose unemployment is due to his failure without good cause to accept available, suitable work is ineligible. The job offer must have been genuine and known to the claimant.11.Part-Time Work. A claimant must be available for and willing to accept suitable part-time work in the absence of suitable full-time work.12.Personal Circumstances. To have good cause to refuse to apply for or accept available, suitable work because of personal circumstances, a claimant must show that his circumstances were so compelling that a reasonably prudent individual would have acted in the same manner under the same circumstances.13.Prospect of More Suitable Work. A claimant is not ineligible for failing to accept employment if he has excellent prospects for more suitable work with his former employer or in his regular occupation.14.Suitable Work. Every claimant has the right to restrict his availability to suitable work.15.Travel Distance. A claimant is not ineligible if the travel distance to available work is excessive or unreasonable. A claimant is ineligible if he fails to apply for and accept suitable work within a commuting area similar to other workers in his area and occupation.Idaho Admin. Code r. 09.01.30.475