1. (1) The department investigates each separation from insured employment that occurred during the six weeks immediately before the effective date of an initial or an additional claim. The department shall adjudicate all separations that occurred during the six-week period except:

   1. (a) when the claimant separated from insured employment with the same employer more than once, the department shall adjudicate only the last separation involving that employer; or
   2. (b) when the claimant is being paid their regular wages during an administrative leave.
2. (2) If the claimant did not separate from insured employment during the six-week period, the department shall investigate and adjudicate the claimant's most recent separation from insured employment that occurred before the six weeks immediately preceding the effective date of the claim.

Authorizing statute(s): 39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 39-51-2301, 39-51-2302, 39-51-2303, 39-51-2304, MCA

History: NEW, 1988 MAR p. 2723, Eff. 1/1/89; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 2181, Eff. 12/14/90; AMD, 1992 MAR p. 803, Eff. 4/17/92; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 2835, Eff. 10/30/94; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3539, Eff. 12/31/00; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 916, Eff. 4/7/06; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 593, Eff. 3/28/14; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 638, Eff. 4/1/18; TRANS and AMD, from 24.11.451, 2024 MAR p. 1458, Eff. 7/1/24.