Key legal question
Whether the claimant's failure to submit any job searches for December 2004 justified a suspension of unemployment benefits.
Extracted holding
Yes. The absence of job searches for a full month was a fault, and the later medical certificate did not excuse the entire period.
Extracted reasoning
The duty to mitigate unemployment requires reasonable efforts and proof for each control period. A doctor's assessment is needed to establish incapacity to search for work. The certificate did not cover the first half of December, and the excuse for the missed interview could not be extended to a complete month of non-search activity.