(1) An employer may notify the secretary in writing or electronically of each worker who has declined to accept suitable work when offered or has failed to attend a first interview for suitable work, whether held in-person, virtually, or by phone. The notice shall contain:
- (a) A statement that identifies a person or persons with knowledge of the information;
- (b) The name and contact information of the person or persons with knowledge of the information; and
- (c) Specific and detailed information regarding the decline of an offer of suitable work or the failure to attend a first interview regarding suitable work that may potentially disqualify the worker from receiving benefits.
- (2) The information contained in the notice shall be considered, but not solely relied on, when making a determination of eligibility for benefits. The secretary shall consider the suitability of work in making an eligibility determination pursuant to KRS 341.100.
- (3) The secretary shall provide a portal in which the notice in subsection (1) of this section can be made online.
Effective: July 1, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 80, sec. 8, effective July 1, 2023. -- Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 8, effective January 1, 2023. Legislative Research Commission Note (1/1/2023). 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 21, sec. 26, provides that the Act, which created this statute, may be cited as the Unemployment Insurance Sustainability Act of 2022.