South Dakota Association of School Business Administrators April 29, 2010

1. South Dakota Association of School Business Administrators April 29, 2010

2. Unemployment Insurance Program Goal • Temporary benefit to unemployed workers • Unemployed through no fault • Attached to labor force, available for employment

3. Attachment to Labor Force • Measured by base period wages • Average: Minimum five months work in 12 month base period

4. Base Period • First four of last five completed quarters • Eligibility requires earnings in two base period quarters Base period changes every quarter. Claim Filed 2008 Oct Nov Dec 2009 Jan Feb Mar 2009 Apr May Jun 2009 Jul Aug Sep 2009 Oct Nov Dec 2010 Jan Feb Mar Wages Not Used 1 2 3 4 5 Base Period

5. Alternative Base Period • Last four completed quarters • Eligibility remains the same, earnings in two quarters Base period changes every quarter. Claim Filed 2008 Oct Nov Dec 2009 Jan Feb Mar 2009 Apr May Jun 2009 Jul Aug Sep 2009 Oct Nov Dec 2010 Jan Feb Mar Alternative Base Period 1 2 3 4

6. Benefit Amounts • Weekly benefit: • Minimum $28 • Maximum $309 • Total benefit paid during benefit year: • 1/3 total base-period earnings, up to 26 times weekly benefit. • Maximum of 26 x $309 = $8,034

7. Additional Stimulus Benefits • Additional $25 in weekly benefit payments from federal stimulus funding. • Additional 34 week benefit extension from federal stimulus funding; 20 weeks, additional 14 weeks.

8. Work Separations and Claimant Eligibility • Voluntarily Quit • Claimant must establish “good cause” for quitting employment. • Discharge • Employer must establish work-connected misconduct.

9. Employer Process • Notification of a claim. • 15 day period to respond. • Report separation pay. • Quit or Discharge. • Documentation – Not required but could support employer.

10. Employer Process • UI Division may call for more information or clarification. • Decision on eligibility. • 15 day appeal period. • Administrative Appeals Office in Pierre, Aberdeen first point of contact.

11. Claimant Responsibilities • Serve “Waiting Week.” • Must be able and available for work. • Conduct an active search for work: • Two job contacts a week. • Register with the South Dakota Department of Labor. • Willing to accept “Suitable Work.”

12. Able and Available For Work • A claimant must be physically able to work in their usual occupation or other work for which the claimant is reasonably fitted. • A claimant must be available for work the majority of the week.

13. Refusal of Suitable Work • The Division will consider the following factors in determining suitable work: • Risk involved: • Prior earnings. • Distance from residence. • Prior experience and training. • Local job market. • Length of unemployment.

14. Appeals • 15 day appeal period. • 7 day advance notice of hearing • Attend the hearing - person with direct knowledge.

15. Appeal Hearings • Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) • Teleconference • ALJ issues written decision • Appeal to Secretary, Circuit Court

16. Billing Statement • Quarterly • Individuals paid, weeks, amounts

17. Financing Options • Reimbursing – self-insured, billed for actual claims paid. • Tax Paying – pay mandatory quarterly premium. • Insure against no-fault claims.

18. General Eligibility • Not paid in summer if contract or reasonable assurance or re-employment.

19. Substitute Teachers • Wages used on claims. • Eligibility? Week by week during school year.

20. UI Modernization • ARRA legislation • Option 1, $5.8 million • Alternative Base Period • Implemented 2009 • Option 2, $11.7 million • Part-time workers • Additional training – $800,000 cost.

21. DOL Staff Contacts Don Kattke - Unemployment Insurance Director (605) 626-2452 Sharon Schnabel, Deputy UI Director (605) 626-2452 Mike Buske - Tax Administrator (605) 626-2312 www.sdjobs.org

22. DOL Staff Contacts Gerry Davis - Benefits Administrator (605) 626-2452 James Marsh - Director of Labor and Management (605) 773-3681 Rebecca Stoltenburg - New Hire Reporting Manager (888) 827-6078 www.sdjobs.org