Section 31-235-2 - Benefit eligibility conditionsExcept as provided in section 31-235-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, an unemployed individual shall be eligible to receive benefits with respect to any week only if the Administrator finds that:
(1) the individual has made claim for benefits in accordance with the provisions of section 31-240 of the Connecticut General Statutes and has registered for work at the public employment bureau or other agency designated by the Administrator within such time limits, with such frequency and in such manner as prescribed by the Administrator in section 31-222-13 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, provided failure to comply with this condition may be excused by the Administrator upon a showing of good cause, as defined in section 31-222-13 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, therefor; and(2) Notwithstanding sections 31-235-6a and 31-235-20 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the individual is physically and mentally able to work and is available for work and has been and is making reasonable efforts to obtain work; and(3) the individual has been paid wages by an employer who was subject to the provisions of Chapter 567 of the Connecticut General Statutes during the base period of the individual's current benefit year in an amount at least equal to forty times the individual's benefit rate for total unemployment.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 31-235-2
Effective June 24, 1986; Amended December 7, 2007