Terms Used In Montana Code 39-51-2113

• Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment. See Montana Code 39-51-201
• Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 39-51-201
• Misconduct: includes but is not limited to the following conduct by an employee:

  (i)willful or wanton disregard of the rights, title, and interests of a fellow employee or the employer, including:

  (A)insubordination showing a deliberate, willful, or purposeful refusal to follow the reasonable directions, processes, or instructions of the employer;

  (B)repeated inexcusable tardiness following warnings by the employer;

  (C)dishonesty related to employment, including but not limited to deliberate falsification of company records, theft, deliberate deception, or lying;

  (D)false statements made as part of a job application process, including but not limited to deliberate falsification of the individual's criminal history, work record, or educational or licensure achievements;

  (E)repeated and inexcusable absences, including absences for which the employee was able to give advance notice and failed to do so;

  (F)deliberate acts that are illegal, provoke violence or violation of the law, or violate a collective bargaining agreement by which the employee is covered. See Montana Code 39-51-201

• Week: means a period of 7 consecutive calendar days ending at midnight on Saturday. See Montana Code 39-51-201