UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

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• UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
• DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

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INTERSTATEDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
WORKGROUPMEMBERSHIPROLE OF WORKGROUPROLE OF
THE STATES
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CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS

• Benefit Payment
• Filing Claims
• Claim Status
• Tax Collection

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THE WORKGROUP IS COMPRISED OF?

• 6 STATES
• 6 REGIONAL OFFICES
• 3 US DOL MEMBERS
• 2 ITSC MEMBERS

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STATE REPRESENTATIVES

• TEXAS Larry Temple Larry.Temple_at_twc.state.tx.us
  
• CALIFORNIA Debrah Bronow
• DBronow_at_edd.ca.gov
• FLORIDA Tom Clendenning
• tom.clendenning_at_awi.state.fl.us
• RHODE ISLAND Ray Filippone
• rfilippone_at_dlt.state.ri.us
• NORTH CAROLINA David Canady
• David.Canady_at_ncmail.net
• WISCONSIN Jim Huber
• huberj_at_dwd.state.wi.us
• ONE PERSON TO REPRESENT IT-TBA

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REGIONAL MEMBERS

• Region I Boston
• Dave Martin martin.david.j_at_dol.gov
• Region II Philadelphia
• Gwen Duncan duncan.gwen_at_dol.gov
• Region III Atlanta
• Dianna Milhollin Milhollin.dianna_at_dol.gov
• Region IV Dallas
• Margie Shahin Shahin.margie_at_dol.gov
• Region V Chicago
• Fred Homan homan.fred_at_dol.gov
• Region VI San Francisco
• Jamie Bachinski Bachinski.jamie_at_dol.gov

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MEMBERS

• US DOL
• Dale Ziegler
• Ziegler.dale_at_dol.gov
• Betty Castillo
• Castillo.betty_at_dol.gov
• Bob Wagner
• Wagner.Robert2_at_dol.gov

• ITSC
• David Zemel
• Zemel.david_at_mail.itsc.org
• Val Connell
• Connell.val_at_mail.itsc.org

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ROLE OF WORKGROUP AS A WHOLE
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HOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO
BE PREPARED

• Taking the lead to develop and distribute
  checklist and templates to States.
• Assessing feedback, refining plan and finalizing.
• Checklist
• Develop Resources
• Hardware
• Software
• Personnel
• Assess Simulation

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HOW THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO
BE PREPARED (continued..)

• MECHANISM FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME IN THE EVENT
  OF AN MUE
• Obtain Input
• Give Guidance

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ROLE OF THE STATES
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MOST CRITICAL ROLE OF ALL PLAYERS

• Evaluate templates
• Give Feedback
• Reaction to material being developed
• Checklist
• Inventory List
• Reaction /Feedback to Simulation

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Most Critical Role (cont.)

• To buy into the Workgroup plans/ideas
• All States need to be players
• Natural Disaster
• Man-Made Disaster
• Must be targeted to individual States for
  individualized continuity of operations.

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Most Critical Role (cont)

• Keeping resource checklist updated.
• Each State should have a Disaster
• Preparedness Coordinator.
• Responsible for periodic updates
• Change in personnel
• Being prepared at anytime to ensure smooth
  continuity of operations.
• Must identify partners

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ANTICIPATING THE HELP TO BE NEEDED

• Regional Office Focal point
• Available Resources
• Maintains Inventory
• Up-to-date Information
• Check List-Minimum Standard within states.
• Communication Hub
• Affected State
• Coordination
• Resources for Assisting States

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MISSION STATEMENT

• The Mission of the Unemployment Insurance (UI)
  Disaster Preparedness Workgroup is to develop and
  oversee strategies, processes, and procedures to
  guide state (UI) agencies response to a Mass
  Unemployment Event that requires interstate
  assistance to continue or augment the agencys
  ability to deliver UI services in a timely
  manner. Timely and effective communications, and
  program integrity are paramount to paying
  benefits and processing UI tax collections when
  due.

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SUMMARY OF MISSION STATEMENT

• DEVELOP OVERSEE
• PROCESS/PROCEDURES
• INTERSTATE ASSISTANCE
• COMMUNICATION
• Paying Benefits
• Tax Collection

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VISION STATEMENT

• The Unemployment Insurance (UI) Disaster
  Preparedness Workgroup will facilitate the
  development, implementation, and testing of
  standardized processes, procedures, UI inventory,
  and communications plans that initiate interstate
  cooperation and assistance for continuity of UI
  operations in the event of a Mass Unemployment
  Event. The Workgroup will develop a methodology
  for periodically updating the plans and
  procedures so they remain current.

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SUMMARY OF VISION STATEMENT

• INITIATOR
• FACILITATOR
• COMMUNICATOR
• RESOURCE- UPDATE

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GOAL

• Guiding Force for Response Efforts
• State Maintains its Identity
• Continuation of Delivery of Services

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• MECHANISM/ RESOURCES ARE
• IN PLACE
• TO ENSURE
• CONTINUATION OF UI
• BENEFIT PAYMENT
• AND
• TAX COLLECTION

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MECHANISMS TO ENSURE

• RESOURCES NEEDED
• Location
• Claims Filing
• Hardware
• Personnel
• Communication
• Tax Collection

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Talking Points

• What would you need in the event of an MUE?
• What assistance might you be seeking?
• Have states developed key plan or contingency
  plan?

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Talking Points (continued.)

• SERVICES
• DATA
• Mainframe
• Client Server
• Call Routing

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Talking points (continued)

• What can we do today?
• Do we have procedures to support state COOP?
• What do I do if I dont have my staff?
• What do I need for continuation of UI/Tax
  Services?

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CONTACT INFORMATION

• Raymond Filippone
• Assistant Director/Unemployment Insurance
• Rhode Island Department
• of Labor and Training
• 1511 Pontiac Ave.
• Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
• [phone]
• rfilippone_at_dlt.state.ri.us