A new claim or an initial additional claim for partial unemployment benefits may be filed as the department prescribes for any week only if the individual:

1. (1) Is a full-time worker;
2. (2) Is attached to a regular employer, as defined in section 383-1;
3. (3) Worked less than or did not work the individual's normal, customary full-time hours, as defined in section 383-1, for that week;
4. (4) Had no earnings or earned less than the individual's weekly benefit amount for that week; and
5. (5) Was unemployed due to a lack of full-time work, as defined in section 383-1, for that week.

[L 2009, c 170, pt of §2, §7; am L 2010, c 76, §3; am L 2011, c 165, §5]