Sec. 31-236-26. Wilful misconduct-general To find that any act or omission is wilful misconduct in the course of employment, as defined in section 31-236-26c OF THE REGULATIONS OF CONNECTICUT STATE AGENCIES, the Administrator [must] SHALL find that:
1. the individual committed deliberate misconduct in wilful disregard of the employer’s interest, as defined in section 31-236-26a OF THE REGULATIONS OF CONNECTICUT STATE AGENCIES; or
2. the individual committed a single knowing violation of a reasonable and uniformly enforced rule or policy of the employer, when reasonably applied, provided such violation is not a result of the employee’s incompetence, as defined in section 31-236-26b OF THE REGULATIONS OF CONNECTICUT STATE AGENCIES; or
3. in the case of absence from work, the employee was absent WITHOUT GOOD CAUSE FOR ABSENCE FROM WORK, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 31-236-26d OF THE REGULATIONS OF CONNECTICUT STATE AGENCIES OR without notice, AS DEFINED IN SAID SECTION 31-236-26d, for three separate instances, AS DEFINED IN SAID SECTION 31-236-26d, within [an eighteen-month] A TWELVE-MONTH period.