With Congress and the President provisioning to continue Extended Unemployment Benefits, and State UC rates so high, does the employer really have any say in how much a business pays in unemployment taxes? The answer is, “Definitely Yes!” This webinar offers an excellent opportunity for frontline supervisors, managers and HR professionals to learn more about controlling unemployment costs. Presented by AlphaStaff Unemployment Claims Specialists, Chauncey Gainer and Pam Nading.

1.
2013
Webinar
Series
Managing
Unemployment
Claim
Costs
Thursday:
January
17,
2013
Presented
By:
Chauncey
Gainer
&
Pam
Nading
Unemployment
Claims
Consultants
800
Corporate
Drive,
Ste
600
Ft.
Lauderdale,
FL
33334
|
888.335.9545
Toll-­‐Free
|
alphastaff.com

2. Today s
Agenda
Ø General
Overview
of
Unemployment
CompensaEon
Ø Funding
the
Unemployment
System
Ø Eligibility
condiEons
Ø Types
of
Claims
Ø CriEcal
Document
and
Best
PracEces
Ø Special
Provisions
Ø Our
Mutual
Roles
Ø QuesEons
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3. General
Overview
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4. WHAT
IS
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION?
Ø State
administered
insurance
benefit
• Created
to
provide
temporary
relief
for
individuals
who
lose
their
employment
through
no
fault
of
their
own
Ø Each
State s
Laws
govern
their
specific:
• Qualifying
requirements
• Benefit
levels
• Disqualifying
provisions
• Tax
structure
• Must
conform
to
Federal
Unemployment
Tax
Act
(FUTA)
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5. Funding
the
UC
System
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6. How
is
UC
Financed?
Ø In
most
states
it s
employer
financed.
• Through
a
state
tax
paid
by
the
employer
on
the
wages
earned
by
their
employees
in
that
state.
The
tax
is
paid
on
the
1st
dollars
earned
annually
up
to
the
individual
state
wage
limit.
• During
periods
of
high
unemployment,
the
Federal
Government
also
provides
Emergency
Unemployment
CompensaYon
(EUC)
o Recent
legislaYon
extended
EUC
benefits
through
2013
o EUC
benefits
are
Yed
to
the
Total
Unemployment
Rate
(TUR)
in
each
state.
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7. Eligibility
CondiYons
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8. Benefit
Eligibility
Ø Unemployed
or
parYally
unemployed
Ø Able
to
work
(medically)
Ø Available
for
suitable
work
Ø AcYvely
seeking
employment
Ø Have
sufficient
prior
earnings
to
qualify
Ø Have
separated
from
their
last
employer
for
a
work
related
reason
considered
beyond
their
control.
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9. Benefit
DisqualificaEon
Ø Voluntarily
resigning
without
good
cause
connected
with
the
work
Ø Discharge
for
work
related
misconduct
• Willful,
negligent
• Not
isolated
• Burden
of
proof
-­‐
Innocent
unYl
proven
guilty
Ø Disqualified
unEl
• Re-­‐employed
and
has
earned
wages
equal
to
4-­‐17
Ymes
the
WBA
• Separated
for
non-­‐disqualifying
reason
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10. Types
of
Claims
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11. Types
of
Claims
Ø Non-­‐Compensable
Claims:
misconduct,
voluntary
separaAons
• Rule
or
policy
violaYon
• Abendance/tardiness
• InsubordinaYon
• ResignaYon
Ø Compensable
Claims:
layoffs,
poor
performance
• ExpectaYons
or
quota
not
met
• Competency
• Lack
of
work
• ProbaYonary
period
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12. Poor
Performance
Vs.
Misconduct
Poor
Performance
Misconduct
Cannot
do
the
job
Will
not
do
the
job
• Claimant
has
tried
to
the
best
of
• Claimant
has
not
tried
to
the
best
his/her
ability
to
perform
the
of
his/her
ability
to
perform
the
duYes
associated
with
the
job.
duYes
associated
with
the
job.
• Failure
to
adequately
perform
the
• Failure
to
adequately
perform
is
job
is
due
to
some
willful
acYon
or
not
based
on
any
willful
acEon
or
repeated
neglect
that
causes
or
neglect
on
the
part
of
the
claimant,
could
cause
the
company
harm.
but
a
lack
of
ability
to
do
the
job.
• Claimant
is
fully
aware
of
the
consequence.
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13. CriEcal
Documents
&
Best
PracEces

14. CriEcal
Documents
Ø Employee
Handbook
Acknowledgement
Ø Performance
Appraisal
Ø Disciplinary
AcYon
Form
Ø Witness
Statements
(signed)
Ø Applicable
porYon
of
the
Employee
Handbook
Ø Employee
Abendance
Calendar
Ø Exit
Interview
Ø ResignaYon
Statement
Ø NoYce
of
Employee
SeparaYon
–
Send
to
AlphaStaff
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15. Best
PracYces
Ø Document
behavior/performance
that
is
not
acceptable,
the
standard
expected
and
consequence
of
neglect
or
failure.
Ø Use
objecEve
language
that
describes
acYons
taken.
Ø Terminate
weak
performers
who
show
no
or
lible
improvement
as
soon
as
possible.
Closely
monitor
probaYon
periods.
Ø With
cases
involving
misconduct,
remember
that
unemployment
eligibility
is
final
incident
driven.
Terminate
employees
when
the
final
incident
was
within
their
control.
Ø Consistency/uniformity
Ø Make
great
hires
Ø Make
great
re-­‐hires
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16. Special
Provisions
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17. Special
Provisions
States
with
ProbaEon
Periods
Ø FL
Employed
90
days
or
less
Ø GA
Total
earnings
under
$3300
Ø IL
Employed
30
days
or
less
Ø ME
Employed
5
or
fewer
consecuYve
weeks
Ø NC
Work
less
than
100
days
Ø VA
Employed
30
working
days
or
240
hours
of
employment
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18.
Our
Roles…
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19. What s
AlphaStaff s
Role?
AlphaStaff
manages
the
claims
process
from
start
to
finish
Ø Claim
Receipt
Ø InvesYgaYon
Ø Filing
Claims
with
State
Ø Inquiries/Fact
Finding
Ø Claims
Tracking
Ø Case
EvaluaYon
Ø RepresentaYon
at
Hearings*
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20. What s
Your
Role?
ConYnue
to
partner
with
AlphaStaff
Ø UYlize
AlphaStaff s
pracYYoners
Ø Timely
respond
to
our
inquiries
Ø Follow
Best
PracYces
Ø Provide
AlphaStaff
with
separaYon
details
and
supporYng
evidence
• By
fax
–
(866)
365-­‐1606
• Email
–
payrollmaintenanceinbox@alphastaff.com
or
payrollmaintenancefax@alphastaff.com
• Through
Infosource
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21. QuesYons
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22. Contact
Us
!
• .
Chauncey
Gainer
Email:
Cgainer@alphastaff.com
Ph:
954-­‐267-­‐1850
Pamela
Nading
Email:
pnading@alphastaff.com
Ph:
954-­‐267-­‐1847
Unemployment
Claims
Department
Ph:
954-­‐938-­‐1385
Fax:
866-­‐325-­‐1825
unemploymentclaims@alphastaff.com
Copies
of
the
presenta;on
hrsc@alphstaff.com
888-­‐335-­‐9545
(OpAon
8)
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23. Upcoming
AlphaStaff
Webinar
Please
mark
your
calendars
!!!
Date:
Wednesday,
January
30,
2013
Topic:
Healthcare
Reform:
The
State
of
the
Union
Date:
Thursday,
February
21,
2013
Topic:
Title
VII:
Stories
of
Shock
&
Awe
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24. Thank
you
for
joining
us
!!!
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