Effective Participation in the VEC’s Adjudication ProcessSam LupicaChief Operating Officer

Unemployment Insurance - Purpose To provide temporary assistance to those

who become separated from their employment through no fault of their own

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OVERVIEW OF CLAIMS & ADJUDICATION PROCESSES

1. Manage Productivity

2. Prep for FFI

3. Conduct FFI

4. Render Decisions Based in Law

5. Communicate to All Parties

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1. Weekly Claims Filed

2. No Issue: Payment Made

3. Eligibility Issues Detected

4. A&A Deputy Adjudication

5. Payment or Decision Made

Benefit Payments

Claims

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PROCESSING

1. Monetary Eligibility

2. Liable Employer

3. Request Sep Report

4. Separation Eligibility

5. Non-Sep Eligibility

Deputies

Yes

Issues Detected?

Issues Detected?

Hierarchy of Adjudication

Deputy determination Appeals examiner (trial-type hearing as

of right) Special Examiner (on-the-record review

as of right) Circuit court Court of Appeals ?

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To Receive Benefits

Monetarily eligible Qualified Meet eligibility requirements for each

week claimed

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Qualification

Nature of the separation Voluntary leaving Discharge

Burden of Proof

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Voluntary leaving

To be qualified, claimant must prove “good cause”

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Discharge

To impose disqualification, employer must prove “misconduct”

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Weekly eligibility

Claimant must establish able to work, available to work, and actively seeking but unable to obtain suitable work

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