As job-search mandates return, rules still unclear for CT 'gig' workers Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail Uber signage steers new arrivals at Los Angeles International Airport to Uber. In reinstating “search for work” requirements for unemployment compensation entering June 2021, the Connecticut Department of Labor provided scant guidance initially on how self-employed “gig economy” workers can demonstrate efforts that they are working to increase their base pay to continue qualifying for unemployment.Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press With sidelined workers in Connecticut getting fresh marching orders from the state — get looking for work come June or don’t come looking for an unemployment check — no clear path is in place for one group: people who hire themselves out as independent contractors.