A. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Temporary help firm" means a firm that hires its own employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement the client's work force in work situations such as employee absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads and special assignments and projects;

2. "Temporary employee" means an employee assigned to work for the clients of a temporary help firm; and

3. "Good cause" means a reason that is significant and would compel an average reasonable worker, who would otherwise want a suitable job assignment with a client of the temporary help firm, to fail to contact the temporary help firm, to refuse an offered assignment, or to be unavailable for assignment; and

4. "Suitable job assignment" means work, either full-time or part-time for one or more days or portions thereof, that is in keeping with the education, training, experience, and ability of the individual to perform.

B. A temporary employee of a temporary help firm will be deemed to have left his or her last work voluntarily without good cause connected with the work if the temporary employee:

1. Does not contact the temporary help firm for reassignment on completion of an assignment. The temporary help firm shall establish the manner for a temporary employee to communicate that his or her assignment has ended and that he or she is available for reassignment at any time;

2. Refuses a suitable job assignment, without good cause;

3. Communicates his or her decision to cease seeking assignment for any period of time;

4. Becomes unavailable to accept a suitable job assignment, without good cause; or

5. Accepts employment with a client of the temporary help firm.

On and after the effective date of this act, the provisions of this subsection shall apply only if the temporary employee has been advised of the obligations and been provided a copy of a separate document written in clear and concise language that states the provisions in this section and that unemployment benefits may be denied for failure to comply.

C. For the purposes of the Employment Security Act of 1980, the temporary help firm is deemed to be the employer of the temporary employee.

Added by Laws 1995, c. 340, § 7, eff. July 1, 1995. Renumbered from § 2-404A of this title by Laws 2006, c. 176, § 29, eff. July 1, 2006. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 105, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.