Search

• SSN reporting requirements

  SSN reporting requirements Tips for employers about Social Security Numbers Reporting requirements You are responsible for completing the I-9 employment eligibility verification, maintaining complete employment records and keeping them for at least four years after an employee leaves your business. Reporting rules and penalties are established in federal and state law. Important things to remember You must report new employees to the state Department of Social and Health Services&#160...

• Job seekers contact

  Contact information for job seekers For job listings and career resources at WorkSource: WorkSource office locations For job opportunities with Employment Security: Online (back to contact home)  &#160...

• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

  ALERT Employer representatives: You need to submit new 9198 forms to be able to enter applications for the firms you represent The U.S. Department of Labor has discontinued Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative (IRS Form 2848). They replaced it with the new Work Opportunity Tax Credit  ETA Form 9198 Employer Representative Declaration.  Form 9198 is not for businesses who file WOTC applications on their own behalf. It applies only to firms that file applications on...

  Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)   The WOTC is a tax incentive for employers to hire certain hard-to-place job seekers. The goal is to help these individuals become economically self-sufficient and to reward employers who give them a chance. Employers can reduce their federal business taxes by anywhere from $2,400 to $9,600 per eligible employee. The amount employers get is based on: The employee's target group Wages earned and hours worked by the...

• Financial aid for job training

  Financial assistance for job training Studies have shown that workers with more education and training have more-secure jobs and higher wages. Financial aid may be available from a number of sources to help you get the training you need – whether it’s to get a better job or to start a whole new career: Financial Aid  Worker Retraining  College Grants      &#160...

• Self-Employment Assistance Program

  Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP) Unemployed workers can create new businesses and job opportunities for other workers through self employment. While participating in the Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP), you can create a job in an occupation that interests you and stimulate the local economy. Each new business can provide employment for you and for people you hire. SEAP offers a valuable option to eligible people who wish to run their own business. This program can give you the...

• Unemployment Benefits

  Unemployment benefits What are unemployment benefits? Unemployment benefits provide you with temporary income when you lose your job through no fault of your own. The money partly replaces your lost earnings and helps you pay expenses while looking for new work. The benefits, from taxes your former employer(s) paid, are not based on financial need. While you receive benefits, your job is to get back to work as quickly as possible. How to apply...

• Temporary layoffs and furloughs

  Temporary layoffs, standby and partial unemployment Workers may qualify for benefits with different requirements when they are affected by temporary layoffs or partial unemployment. This depends on whether the worker is eligible for standby or their employer participates in SharedWork. Standby: Waives the job search requirements for benefits during a temporary layoff. Workers can apply in eServices within four weeks of their return-to-work date....

• Referral union program

  Referral Union Program Some unions participate in the Referral Union Program. Participation in the program allows union members to count the union dispatch and referral system as fulfilling their job search requirements. Full referral unions maintain out-of-work lists and dispatch eligible members to available jobs. Members of referral unions who are registered and actively seeking work through the union do not have to seek work outside of the union. In order to participate in the program, a...

• Return to work

  Return to work To support workers and businesses with unemployment and re-employment services, we provide: Job and training opportunities for workers. Resources to maintain a skilled workforce for employers. Information on unemployment benefit eligibility. Guidance on offers to return to work. Even more. Information for workers   Were you called back to work but can't return? If you are currently receiving benefits...

• Weekly claim questions

  Weekly claim questions Questions we ask on your weekly claim The questions we ask when you file your weekly claim vary slightly if you file online or by phone. Generally, these are the questions we ask. In addition to the regular unemployment weekly claim questions below, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claimants must answer additional questions to certify eligibility for benefits. This is a federal law requirement. Go to the PUA eligibility questions and guidance page Were...