(A)Agent state responsibilities
(1)The agent state's responsibility and
authority in connection with the determination of interstate claims will be
limited to the identification of potential issues identified in connection with
initial or weeks claimed which were filed through the agent state and the
reporting to liable state of relevant facts pertaining to each claimant's
failure to register for work, or report for reemployment assistance by the
agent state, or any potential issue relating to the claimant's availability for
work and eligibility for benefits detected by the agent state.
(2)The agent state will register for work
each interstate claimant who files through the agent state, or upon
notification of a claim filed directly with the liable state, as outlined by
the law, regulations, and procedures of the agent state. Such registration will
be accepted as meeting the registration requirements of the liable state.
(3)Each agent state will, upon request by
an interstate claimant, assist the individual with the understanding and filing
of necessary notices and documents.
(B)Liable state responsibilities
(1)The liable state will provide
interstate claimants with access to information concerning the status of their
claims.
(2)The liable state will schedule and
conduct eligibility review interviews for interstate claimants.
(3)The liable state will notify the agent
state of each initial claim, reopened claim, claim transferred to interstate
status, and each week claimed which were filed from the agent state using
uniform procedures and record format pursuant to the interstate benefit payment
plan.
(C)Interstate claimant rights and
responsibilities
(1)Claims for benefits, with or without
waiting periods, filed by an interstate claimant directly with the liable state
will be filed in accordance with the liable state's procedures.
(2)With respect to weeks of unemployment
during which an individual is attached to the individual's regular employer,
the liable state will accept as timely any claim which is filed through the
agent state within the time limit applicable to such claims under the law of
the agent state.
(3)If a claimant files a claim against any
state, and it is determined by such state that the claimant has available
benefit credits in such state, claims for benefits will be filed only against
that state. Thereafter, the claimant may file claims against any other state in
which there are available benefit credits. For purposes of this rule, benefit
credits will be deemed to be unavailable whenever benefits have been exhausted,
terminated, postponed for an indefinite period or for the entire period in
which benefits would otherwise be payable, or whenever benefits are affected by
the application of a seasonal restriction.
(D)Appeals
(1)The liable state will conduct hearings
on appealed interstate benefit claims. The liable state may contact the agent
state for assistance in special circumstances.
(2)The agent state will afford all
reasonable cooperation in the taking of evidence and the holding of hearings on
appealed interstate benefit claims when so requested by a liable state.
(3)With respect to the time limits imposed
by the law of a liable state upon the filing of an appeal on a disputed benefit
claim, an appeal made by an interstate claimant will be deemed to have been
made and communicated to the liable state on the date it is received by any
qualified officer of the agent state.
Replaces: 4141-31-02,
4141-31-03, 4141-31-04, 4141-31-05, 4141-31-06, 4141-31-08, 4141-31-09,
4141-31-10
Effective: 11/9/2023
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/09/2028
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 10/30/2023
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4141.13, 4141.14
Rule Amplifies: 4141.42
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/1954, 07/03/1986, 05/29/1990,
12/14/1999, 11/12/2018