Montana § 39-51-2303 - Disqualification For Discharge Due To Misconduct

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 39-51-2303 — Disqualification For Discharge Due To Misconduct, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 39-51-2303. Disqualification For Discharge Due To Misconduct

Disqualification for discharge due to misconduct. An individual must be disqualified for benefits after being discharged: (1) for misconduct connected with the individual's work or affecting the individual's employment until the individual has performed services: (a) for which remuneration is received equal to or in excess of eight times the individual's weekly benefit amount subsequent to the week in which the act causing the disqualification occurred; and (b) that constitute employment as defined in 39-51-203 and 39-51-204 ; (2) for gross misconduct connected with the individual's work or committed on the employer's premises, as determined by the department, for a period of 52 weeks; or (3) for failure to pass or refusal to take a drug test in violation of an employer's written workplace drug policy, if the testing procedures comply with federal drug testing statutes and administrative regulations applicable to private sector employers and employees as provided in Title 39, chapter 2. This subsection does not apply to a drug test for marijuana or marijuana products that was administered to an individual who is a registered cardholder under Title 16, chapter 12, part 5.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 39-51-2303 ("Disqualification For Discharge Due To Misconduct") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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