OAR 471-030-0044
Systematic and Sustained Search for Work

(1)

For purposes of ORS 657.325 (Extended benefits)(10), the term “systematic and sustained effort to obtain work” means:

(a)

“Systematic effort” is a thorough search for work conducted in accordance with a written plan that is calculated to produce positive results and that has been approved by the Director or the authorized representative.

(b)

“Sustained effort” is ongoing work-seeking activity personally performed by the individual within each week for which the individual claims benefits and which is reasonably calculated to obtain work at the earliest possible time. Passive availability alone, including registration with a union or unions, a temporary/leasing agency or agencies or a state workforce agency or agencies, does not meet this standard.

(c)

To satisfy the requirements of (a) and (b), above, an individual must perform a more diligent and intense effort to obtain work than that required to satisfy eligibility requirements for regular benefits.

(2)

An authorized representative of the Employment Department must provide written notice, as outlined in 20 CFR Ch. V Part 615.8(h)(1)–(4), of the meaning the term “systematic and sustained effort to obtain work” to the individual as it applies to the individual’s work-seeking activities. The Department must provide this notice prior to any week for which the individual is denied eligibility as a result of the application of this term.

Source: Rule 471-030-0044 — Systematic and Sustained Search for Work, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=471-030-0044 (accessed May 26, 2025).

471–030–0005
Week Defined 471–030–0010
Assignment of Wages 471–030–0012
Standard Base Year Defined 471–030–0015
Social Security Account Number 471–030–0017
Defining and Allocating Remuneration, Holidays, and Vacations 471–030–0020
Retirement Pay, Allocation of Periodic and Lump Sum Payments 471–030–0021
Allocation of Wages 471–030–0022
“Full-Time Work” Defined 471–030–0023
Incapable of Work for the Purpose of Extending the Base Year 471–030–0025
Claimant’s Responsibilities 471–030–0034
Reemployment Service Assistance and Eligibility 471–030–0035
Work Registration 471–030–0036
Eligibility Factors 471–030–0037
Prevailing Rate of Pay 471–030–0038
Work Separations, Job Referrals and Job Refusals 471–030–0039
Administrative Decisions 471–030–0040
Initial, Additional, and Reopened Claims 471–030–0042
Good Prospects 471–030–0043
Customary Occupation 471–030–0044
Systematic and Sustained Search for Work 471–030–0045
Continued Claims 471–030–0046
Non-Cash Remuneration Applicable to Benefit Claims 471–030–0048
Amended Monetary Determinations 471–030–0049
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Benefit Checks 471–030–0050
Benefit Payments 471–030–0051
Cancellation of Overpayments, Tolerance Policy 471–030–0052
Misrepresentation Disqualification 471–030–0053
Waiving Recovery of Overpayments 471–030–0054
Theft Cases 471–030–0055
Continuous Jurisdiction 471–030–0056
Investigatory Subpoenas 471–030–0057
Payment of Benefits Due a Deceased Person 471–030–0058
Offset of Unemployment Compensation Debt Through U.S. Treasury Offset Program 471–030–0060
Procedure for Payment of Benefits for Partial Unemployment 471–030–0065
Discretionary Filing Procedures 471–030–0071
Benefit eligibility during a declared emergency 471–030–0074
School Employees 471–030–0075
Contract or reasonable assurance defined 471–030–0076
Benefits for Athletes 471–030–0077
Benefits for Aliens 471–030–0079
Shared Work Plans and Benefits 471–030–0080
Career and Technical Training 471–030–0081
Relief of Charges to Employers 471–030–0082
Charge Relief for Part-Time Work 471–030–0083
Employer Penalties 471–030–0090
Shared Work Plans and Benefits 471–030–0095
Claim Cancellations 471–030–0097
Labor Disputes 471–030–0100
Maximum Benefit Amount 471–030–0120
Jury Duty 471–030–0125
Drug, Cannabis, and Alcohol Adjudication Policy 471–030–0126
Absence Due to Alcohol, Cannabis, or Drug Use 471–030–0150
Domestic Violence 471–030–0174
Child Support Intercept Appeals 471–030–0210
Interstate Reciprocal Overpayment Recovery Arrangement 471–030–0215
Union Referral List 471–030–0220
Economically Distressed Worker Training 471–030–0225
Extended Benefits Look Back 471–030–0235
Self-employment Assistance Program

May 26, 2025

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