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Provided, however, That the gross average weekly remuneration

payable for the work must exceed the sum of the following:

(A) The individual's extended weekly benefit amount as

determined under section 404-A (relating to the extended

benefit program).

(B) The amount, if any, of supplemental unemployment

benefits (as defined in section 501(c)(17)(D) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1954, payable to such

individual for such week.

(ii) Pays wages not less than the higher of:

(A) the minimum wage provided by section 6(a)(1) of the

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, without regard to any

exemption; or

(B) the applicable State or local minimum wage.

(2) No individual shall however be denied shareable regular benefits or

extended benefits for failure to accept an offer of or apply for any job

which meets the definition of suitability as described above if:

(i) the position was not offered to such individual in writing or

was not listed with the employment service;

(ii) such failure could not result in a denial of benefits under the

definition of suitable work for regular benefit claimants in

section 4(t) to the extent that the criteria of suitability in that

section are not inconsistent with the provisions of this

subsection; or

(iii) the individual furnishes satisfactory evidence to the department

that his or her prospects for obtaining work in his or her

customary occupation within a reasonably short period are

good. If such evidence is deemed satisfactory for this purpose,

the determination of whether any work is suitable with respect

to such individual shall be made in accordance with the

definition of suitable work for regular benefit claimants in

section 4(t) without regard to the definition specified by this

subsection.