Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 877 - Workforce Development Board and Workforce Development Center Administration Division › Chapter 8 - Placement › Rule 877-8.2 - Job Application and Related Areas

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) An individual may register as an
			 applicant seeking permanent employment, part-time employment, or short-term
			 employment at any workforce development center within the state of
			 Iowa.
(2) An applicant seeking
			 information may utilize the job information unit in some workforce development
			 centers, or may utilize job bank viewers with assistance from agency staff in
			 all other workforce development centers. Applicants wanting referral services
			 to job openings must register with the workforce development center.
(3) To register for work, the applicant must
			 complete a Form 60-0330, Application for Job Placement Assistance and/or Job
			 Insurance. The applicant must complete the Form 60-0330 according to its
			 instructions or as directed by a workforce development
			 representative.
(4) All applicants
			 will be asked by agency staff to indicate if they have veteran status. Veteran
			 status is designated by 20 CFR, Chapter 5, Part 653, Subpart C, Paragraph
			 653.201. Those applicants so designated will complete a Form 60-0330.
(5) Registered applicants will receive a
			 numerical DOT code from a workforce development representative indicating to
			 which job(s) the individual is most interested in receiving a referral. This
			 number(s) shall be placed in the designated part of Form 60-0330.
(6) When several DOT codes are assigned to an
			 applicant, multiple filing may be required. Agency staff will complete a Form
			 62-2022 for each applicant DOT code beyond the first code on behalf of the
			 applicant.
(7) An applicant seeking
			 employment in the federal civil service must complete civil service standard
			 application Form 171 which is then submitted to the proper federal civil
			 service authority. This form is available, along with instructions, at any
			 workforce development center.
(8)
			 An applicant seeking employment with agencies of the state of Iowa which
			 require hiring from registers established by the Iowa department of personnel
			 must complete Form 552-0072 R, Application. This form is available, along with
			 instructions, at any workforce development center.
(9) An applicant seeking summer employment or
			 corn-detasseling work may register with workforce development centers or other
			 designated agency offices using Form 60-0244, Detasseling and Summer Job
			 Application. This form is a mail-in form which can be obtained from workforce
			 development centers or other designated agencies, can be self-completed, and
			 can be mailed to the required addressee by the applicant.
(10) An applicant who has filed a claim for
			 unemployment insurance shall register for work using the Form 60-0330,
			 Application for Job Placement Assistance and/or Job Insurance.
(11) An applicant who has filed an interstate
			 claim for unemployment insurance shall register for work using Form 61-1000
			 (IB-1), obtained from workforce development centers, as part of the initial
			 interstate claim assembly.
(12) An
			 ex-service member holding a general or other than honorable discharge from the
			 armed forces may document good conduct by applying for an exemplary
			 rehabilitation certificate. The form, ex-service member-exemplary
			 rehabilitation certificate-how to apply, may be obtained from any workforce
			 development center. The instructions are self-contained.
(13) An ex-service member who presents an
			 exemplary rehabilitation certificate to a workforce development center or a
			 prospective employer shall be accorded the same priority as a veteran if all
			 other veteran criteria are met. If the ex-service member does not meet the
			 criteria for a veteran, the ex-service member shall be accorded special
			 counseling and job development assistance through the regular counseling and
			 placement services of the workforce development center.
(14) An applicant having questionable
			 physical capacity to perform a job without jeopardizing the applicant's health
			 or safety, as well as that of other coworkers, may be required to have a Form
			 60-0141, Request for Medical Report, completed by a physician.
(15) An applicant having questionable mental
			 capacity to perform a job without jeopardizing the applicant's health or
			 safety, as well as that of other coworkers, may be required to have a Form
			 60-0141, Request for Medical Report, completed by a physician. This form is to
			 be presented to the workforce development interviewer who will consider the
			 information before referral to a job opening.
(16) An applicant wishing to release
			 information contained in the physical status report must complete Form 60-0141,
			 Request for Medical Report, and return it to the workforce development center
			 for processing.
(17) The reverse
			 referral process will be explained to the applicant who will be advised that a
			 contact will be made when and if the company lists a vacancy for which the
			 applicant qualifies.
(18) When the
			 agreement calls for the department of workforce development to fill out company
			 applications, the applicant may do so if the employer is required under
			 affirmative action to maintain applications on all applicants applying for
			 employment.
This rule is intended to implement Code of Federal Regulations,
				Part V, Chapter 20, Section 604.1, dtd. November 2, 1976, and Iowa Code
				sections
				96.10 to
				96.12.