Employee eligibility for unemployment benefits under the work share plan - employee eligibility for job training

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title 8, an employee may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for a particular week pursuant to this part 2 if: (a) The employee is employed as a member of an affected unit that is subject to an approved work share plan that is in effect for that week; (b) The employee's normal remuneration has been reduced by an amount consistent with a reduction in hours rules as established in an approved work share plan pursuant to section 8-75-203 (2)(c); and (c) The employee is able and available to work additional or full-time hours with his or her employer. (2) The eligibility requirements for the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits related to the availability for work, actively seeking work, and refusing to apply for or to accept work with an employer other than the employee's current employer, pursuant to sections 8-73-107 and 8-73-108 (5), shall not apply to an employee subject to this part 2. (3) An eligible employee may participate in training, including employer-sponsored training and training funded through the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", 29 U.S.C. sec. 3101 et seq., to enhance job skills if the training program has been approved by the department of labor and employment.