What happens if Im unable to document a “systematic and sustained” work–search effort for a given week?
If the state determines that your prospects for finding employment in a reasonable period of time are not good, the “systematic and sustained” work–search requirements take effect the week after you receive that notification. The “systematic and sustained” work–search requirements do not apply to weeks claimed retroactive to the notification. If you make a weekly claim for benefits and cannot document a “systematic and sustained” work–search effort for that week, you will be disqualified from receiving EB benefits. The disqualification will continue until you have gained employment for at least four weeks with an employer paying unemployment insurance taxes and have earned at least four times your weekly benefit amount and have a non-disqualifying separation from employment.
