Section 341.4169 - Shared work unemployment compensation eligibility(1) An individual is eligible to receive shared work unemployment compensation benefits with respect to any week only if the secretary finds that: (a) The individual is employed as a member of an affected group under an approved plan that was approved by the secretary before the week and is in effect for the week;(b) The individual is able to work and is available for the normal work week with the shared work employer; and(c) The normal weekly hours of work of the individual are reduced by at least ten percent (10%) but not more than forty percent (40%), with a corresponding reduction in wages.(2) A worker shall not be denied shared work benefits if he or she is otherwise eligible for these benefits for any week by reason of the application of any provision of this chapter relating to availability for work, active search for work or participation in work search activities, or refusal to apply for or accept work from other than the worker's shared work employer.(3) A worker shall not be denied shared work benefits if he or she is otherwise eligible for these benefits for any week because he or she is participating in any employer sponsored training or worker training funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. ch. 32.(4) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, a worker shall be deemed unemployed in any week for which compensation is payable to him or her, as an employee in an affected group, for less than his or her normal weekly hours of work in accordance with an approved plan in effect for the week.Amended by 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 80,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 21,§ 16, eff. 1/1/2023.