1. (1) Following a claimant's notice of intent to leave work, the department shall determine the reason for the separation in the following manner.

   1. (a) If a claimant's notice of intent to leave work is valid, the department shall consider the claimant to have left employment voluntarily as of the date identified by the valid notice.
   2. (b) If a claimant attempts to retract a valid notice of intent to leave work and the employer does not accept the retraction, the department shall consider the claimant to have voluntarily left employment.
2. (2) If a claimant's notice of intent to leave work was not valid, the department shall consider the claimant to have been discharged by the employer.

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

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

History: NEW, 2024 MAR p. 1458, Eff. 7/1/24.