(a) An individual is eligible to receive shared work benefits with respect to any week only if, in addition to monetary entitlement, the administrator finds that:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 50-7-909

  • Affected group: means two (2) or more employees designated by an employer to participate in a shared work plan. See Tennessee Code 50-7-901
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Normal weekly hours of work: means the normal hours of work for full-time and permanent part-time employees in the affected group when their employing unit is operating on its normal, full-time basis, not to exceed forty (40) hours and not including overtime. See Tennessee Code 50-7-901
  • Shared work benefits: means the unemployment compensation benefits payable to employees in an affected group under an approved plan as distinguished from the unemployment benefits otherwise payable under other parts of this chapter. See Tennessee Code 50-7-901
  • Shared work employer: means :
    (A) An employer with a shared work plan in effect. See Tennessee Code 50-7-901
(1) During the week, the individual is employed as a member of an affected group under an approved shared work benefits plan that was approved before that week, and the plan is in effect with respect to the week for which the benefits are claimed; and
(2) During the week, the individual is able to work and is available for the normal work week with the shared work employer. However, an otherwise eligible individual shall not be denied benefits with respect to any week in which the individual is in training to enhance job skills, including employer-sponsored training or worker training funded under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq.), if the training has been approved by the administrator.
(b) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, an individual is deemed unemployed in any week for which remuneration is payable to the individual as an employee in an affected group for ninety percent (90%) or less than the individual’s normal weekly hours of work as specified under the approved shared work benefits plan in effect for the week.
(c) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, an individual shall not be denied shared work benefits for any week by reason of the application of provisions relating to availability for work and active search for work with an employer other than the shared work employer.
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