§ 28-44-20 - Refusal of suitable work.
SECTION 28-44-20
§ 28-44-20 Refusal of suitable work.– (a) If an otherwise eligible individual fails, without good cause, either toapply for suitable work when notified by the employment office, or to acceptsuitable work when offered to him or her, he or she shall become ineligible forwaiting period credit or benefits for the week in which that failure occurredand until he or she establishes to the satisfaction of the director that he orshe has, subsequent to that failure, had at least eight (8) weeks of work andin each of those eight (8) weeks has had earnings of at least twenty (20) timesthe minimum hourly wage, as defined in chapter 12 for performing services inemployment for one or more employers subject to chapters 42 – 44 of thistitle.
(b) "Suitable work" means any work for which the individualin question is reasonably fitted, which is located within a reasonable distanceof his or her residence or last place of work and which is not detrimental tohis or her health, safety, or morals. No work shall be deemed suitable, andbenefits shall not be denied under chapters 42 – 44 of this title to anyotherwise eligible individual for refusing to accept new work, under any of thefollowing conditions:
(1) If the position offered is vacant due directly to astrike, lockout, or other labor dispute;
(2) If the wages, hours, or other conditions of the work aresubstantially less favorable to the employee than those prevailing for similarwork in the locality;
(3) If, as a condition of being employed, the individualwould be required to join a company union or to resign from or refrain fromjoining any bona fide labor organization.