Notice to employers of new or additional claim; employer’s duties and rights upon receipt of notice.
1. The last employing unit of any unemployed claimant and the next to last employing unit of an unemployed claimant who has not earned remuneration with his last covered employer equal to or exceeding his weekly benefit amount in each of 16 weeks must be notified of any new claim or additional claim filed by the unemployed claimant following his separation.
2. The notice of the filing of a claim must contain the claimant’s name and social security number and may contain the reason for separation from the employing unit affected as given by the claimant, the date of separation and such other information as is deemed proper.
3. Upon receipt of a notice of the filing of a claim, the employing unit shall, within 10 days after the date of the mailing of the notice, submit to the Division any facts which may affect the claimant’s rights to benefits.
4. Any employing unit that receives a notice of the filing of a claim may protest payment of benefits to the unemployed claimant if the protest is filed within 10 days after the notice is filed.
5. Any employing unit which has filed a protest in accordance with the provisions of this section must be notified in writing of the determination arrived at by the Administrator or his Deputy, and the notice must contain a statement setting forth the right of appeal.
6. As used in this section:
(a) “Additional claim” means a claim filed during the benefit year when a break of 1 week or more has occurred in the series of claims with intervening employment.
(b) “New claim” means an application for a determination of eligibility and benefits, benefit amount and duration of benefits which certifies to the beginning date of a first period of unemployment in a benefit year or the continuance of a period of unemployment into a new benefit year.
Last modified: February 25, 2006