Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 222 - Unemployment Compensation › Section 31-222-9 - Unemployment notices and employee information packet and lack of work verification form

Current through July 10, 2024
All employers, whether or not subject to Chapter 567 of the
				Connecticut General Statutes, shall submit the following forms, notices and
				information packets, in such medium as is authorized by the Administrator, at
				the times and under the conditions specified:
(1)
An unemployment notice and employee
			 information packet.
This notice shall be prepared on forms made up or
			 approved by the Administrator and shall contain the information required by
			 such forms. The notice shall be attached to an employee information packet,
			 which provides information regarding how to file for unemployment benefits and
			 available reemployment assistance. The Administrator shall provide such
			 employee information packets, upon request, to the employer. The unemployment
			 notice shall be completed by the employer and issued to the employee, along
			 with the employee information packet, immediately upon layoff or separation
			 from employment, whatever the cause of such layoff or separation, including a
			 voluntary leaving. This notice shall not be used or required for any purpose
			 other than the filing of a claim for unemployment compensation benefits by the
			 employee. When the Administrator determines, based on the information contained
			 in this notice, or information provided by the individual or the employer, that
			 an issue exists which may affect the individual's eligibility, including, but
			 not limited to, the separation being due to reasons other than a lack of work
			 layoff, the Administrator shall promptly provide notice to interested parties
			 in a manner prescribed by the Administrator of a fact-finding process on the
			 issue of the individual's eligibility for unemployment benefits.
(2) Reserved.
(3)
Separation verification
			 form.
(A) The Administrator shall
			 promptly transmit this form to the employer to verify that a separation has
			 occurred, and to request separation information as specified on the
			 form.
(B) The Administrator shall
			 transmit the form in the manner and to the address or email address selected by
			 the employer in the Administrator's Unemployment Insurance system, ReEmployCT.
			 If the employer participates electronically in SIDES, as defined in section
			 31-244-1a of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies, the Administrator shall transmit the form to the
			 employer's most recent electronic address.
(C) The form shall advise the employer of the
			 following:
(i) the reason for the separation,
			 as specified by the claimant;
(ii)
			 the requirement that the employer respond within the time frame and as
			 prescribed on the form; and
(iii)
			 the consequences for the employer's failure to timely respond, as described in
			 subparagraphs (D) and (E) of this subdivision.
(D) If the employer fails to respond to the
			 Administrator with the required information within the time frame and in the
			 manner prescribed by the Administrator, benefits may be paid based upon the
			 information provided by the individual.
(E) If the employer fails to respond to the
			 Administrator with the required information within the time frame and in the
			 manner prescribed by the Administrator and prior to first payment of benefits,
			 the Administrator shall find that the employer has waived its right to a
			 fact-finding and has failed to participate for the purposes of section 31-241
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(F) If the employer responds to the
			 Administrator within the time frame and in the manner prescribed by the
			 Administrator and advises the Administrator that the separation was for a
			 reason which does not constitute a lack of work layoff, the Administrator shall
			 promptly initiate a fact-finding process pursuant to the provisions of section
			 31-244-3a of the Regulations of
			 Connecticut State Agencies.
(G)
			 Nothing in this section shall preclude the Administrator, based on the
			 Administrator's own judgment, from initiating a fact-finding process with
			 respect to any claim, based upon the specific circumstances of the
			 claim.