Unemployment Insurance Interstate BenefitsFederal Programs Training Conference

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Unemployment Insurance Interstate
Benefits/Federal Programs Training Conference

• John Baldus, IPC/FPC, Nebraska
• Keith Ribnick, UIPS, USDOL
• Quinn Watt, UIPS, USDOL
• September 4, 2007

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Agenda

• Welcome to St. Pete Beach
• Introductions
• Todays orientation facilitators
• 2006-2007 IB Committee members
• IPCs and FPCs here today
• Finding your way around
• Housekeeping

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Agenda

• Introduction to
• Interstate Benefits (IB)
• Combined Wage Claims (CWC)
• Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
  (UCFE)
• Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers
  (UCX)
• Regions (NASWA USDOL)

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Agenda

• Roles and Responsibilities
• States
• Federal Government
• Interstate Program Coordinators (IPCs)
• Federal Program Coordinators (FPCs)
• ICON-Interstate Connection Network
• What is it and what is on it?

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Introductions

• Keith Ribnick, Unemployment Insurance Program
  Specialist, US Dept of Labor
• Quinn Watt, Unemployment Insurance Program
  Specialist, US Dept of Labor
• John Baldus, IPC/FPC, Nebraska Workforce
  Development Dept. of Labor

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Introductions

• 2007, IB Committee
• Tom Byerley, Chair (Oregon)
• Carolyn Vanek, Vice-Chair (Illinois)
• Committee members represent the 10 NASWA regions
• Committee members
• IPCs and FPCs

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Finding Your Way Around

• Conference materials
• Review Conference Bags
• Agenda
• Special conference events
• Hotel map
• Restaurants
• Guide to local attractions

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Finding Your Way Around

• Getting around at the TradeWinds
• Restrooms just outside conference rooms
• Continental breakfast 700-830 am
• Plenary sessions begin at 830
• All lunches and dinner tonight and Wednesday are
  on your own
• Check-out is Friday at noon

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Finding Your Way Around

• Choose workshops wisely
• Some are offered more than once
• Presentations available after conference
• Have fun! Lots of opportunities for that
• Questions on getting around? See the folks
  wearing name badges printed in color
• Florida AWIBlue gray
• IB Committee-Red
• USDOL-Green
• ACS-Blue

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Interstate Benefits

• Allows claimants who earned wages in one state to
  collect benefits while living in another state.
• Be familiar with the IB Agreements
• Interstate Benefits Payment Plan (1938)
• Describes provisions enabling payment to
  interstate claimants

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Interstate Benefits

• Interstate Reciprocal Overpayment Recovery
  Agreement
• Describes provisions for recovery of overpayments
• Interstate Reciprocal Coverage Agreement
• Describes provisions to help determine state of
  coverage
• Interstate Maritime Reciprocal Agreement
• Describes provisions of coverage for vessels

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Interstate Benefits

• Interstate Great Lakes Reciprocal Agreement
• Vessel coverage in the Great Lakes area
• Interstate Information Exchange Agreement
• Describes provisions for confidentiality

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Interstate Benefits

• Federal claims can also be part of IB
• UCFE wages can be assigned to another state
• Understand how IB relates to CWC
• Give claimant options

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Combined Wage Claims

• Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment
  and Wages (CWC)
• Current Regulations
• Wages in two or more states
• Can file in any state, even without wages
• Change is on the horizon
• Wages in two or more states and
• Must have wages in paying states base period

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Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
(UCFE)

• UI program for civilian employees of the Federal
  government
• UCFE claims paid same as regular UI
• Wages must be in states base period
• Wages not assigned until claim filed
• Use the correct FIC and Destination Code

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Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers
(UCX)

• UI for the Armed Forces!
• Must physically be located in state of filing
• Must have served first full term/be honorably
  discharged
• Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard are
  the military branches covered under UCX
• Commissioned Corps members of the U.S. Public
  Health Services and the National Oceanic and
  Atmospheric Administration are also included in
  program
• Paid the same amount/in the same way as regular
  UI

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Regions-USDOL
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Regions-NASWA (1-5)
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Regions-NASWA (6-10)
Here is something you can play with when you get
back to your state.
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Roles and Responsibilities

• States
• Put into force and effect each rule and
  regulation except those that are inconsistent
  with state law.
• Federal Government
• Provide oversight of programs and guidance to IB
  committee, regions and states

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Interstate Program Coordinators
• Provide oversight of states interstate agent and
  liable activities, ICON, and CWC
• Conduct needed training
• Promote prompt implementation of ICON
  applications
• Keep UI Director/Managers informed of issues

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Interstate Program Coordinator
• Respond to regional IB committee members
  requests
• Keep ICON handbook and Vessel listing updated
• Review reports
• Expedite the handling of difficult claims
• Work with other states to resolve issues
• Wont do everything everyday

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Federal Program Coordinators (FPC)
• Provide oversight of states federal claims
  activities
• Conduct needed training
• Promote prompt implementation of ICON
  applications
• Keep UI Director/Managers informed of issues

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Federal Program Coordinator
• Respond to regional IB committee members
  requests
• Review reports
• Expedite the handling of difficult claims
• Work with other states to resolve issues
• Wont do everything everyday

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Interstate Connection Network (ICON)

• Defined as a transporter in the form of a
  national telecommunications network to facilitate
  the transmission of data.

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Interstate Connection Network (ICON)
UI-ICON Contract
IBDelivery
LADT
UCFE
IB6
InterstateCrossmatch
Other
Real Time
HandBook
UCX
INSW
HCTC
UIQ
Claimstaking
IB13
WRIS
IBIQ
Vessels
IB5
WIC
Reemployment Crossmatch
Local/Central OfficeDirectory
Interactive Version
IB4
SID
IB1
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Review

• Familiarize yourself with
• Conference agenda
• Workshops
• Your USDOL and IB Committee regional
  representatives
• IB Committee
• Your roles and responsibilities
• Programs you are responsible for

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Reminders

• Importance of this conference
• Dont be afraid to ask questions/state your
  opinions
• Take what youve learned back to your co-workers
• Get to know your peers in other states/USDOL
• Thursday nights BBQ extravaganza/dance
• Hospitality Suite Room 7226!!

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Questions and Answers

• Questions about this weeks conference?
• Thanks for coming to St. Pete and for the
  important work you do in your state! We
  appreciate it
• Enjoy the conference!