Rule 24.40.611 - LAYOFF OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT - VOLUNTARY LAYOFF(1) When a claimant and an employer agree to temporary employment, the department shall consider the claimant to have been laid off due to lack of work when: (a) the claimant completes the assigned work;(b) a previously agreed upon verbal or written contract ends;(c) the employer no longer has the same hours, wages, terms of employment, and working conditions available to the claimant; or(d) the claimant has been hired by a client company of the employer as a result of a verbal or written employment agreement. (2) When a claimant volunteers to be laid off from employment, the claimant is considered to be laid off for lack of work when: (a) the employer has a written workforce reduction plan or policy that allows an employee to volunteer to be laid off due to a lack of work;(b) the layoff is due to a lack of work; and(c) the employer identifies the claimant as a claimant subject to the layoff. Mont. Admin. r. 24.40.611
NEW, 2024 MAR p. 1458, Eff. 7/1/2024AUTH: 39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA; IMP: 39-51-2302, 39-51-2303, MCA