20 CFR §327.5
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- (a)General definition. A claimant for unemployment benefits is available for work if he is willing and ready to work.
- (b)Willing to work. A claimant is willing to work if he is willing to accept and perform for hire such work as is reasonably appropriate to his circumstances in view of factors such as:
- (1)The current practices recognized by management and labor with respect to such work;
- (2)The degree of risk involved to the claimant's health, safety, and morals;
- (3)His physical fitness and prior training;
- (4)His experience and prior earnings;
- (5)His length of unemployment and prospects for obtaining work; and
- (6)The distance of the work from his residence and from his most recent work.
- (c)Ready to work. A claimant is ready to work if he:
- (d)Deemed available for work. During the period extending from March 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020, a claimant will be deemed to be available for work during any period for which he or she is subject to a state or local order related to the public health emergency declared effective March 1, 2020 preventing him or her from reporting to work.