Subject Index Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment claims filed during pandemic presumed attributable to COVID-19 unless otherwise specified

March
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The Department of Employment Security adopted a new provision for the Part titled Payment of Unemployment Contributions, Interest and Penalties, simplifying and expediting the processing of unemployment claims.

New streamlined process allows educational institutions to protest COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims

February
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Department of Employment Security (IDES) adopted amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act in response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Aimed at expediting the benefits disqualification process, these amendments authorize educational institutions to provide the IDES with a list of employees who do not qualify for unemployment insurance benefits.

Eligibility for benefits under the short-time compensation program

March
2015
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
Pursuant to this Act, the Director of the Department of Employment Security has the authority to create a short-time compensation program, which is a form of unemployment benefits.

Narrowed definition of “employment” for news deliverers

March
2015
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
The Unemployment Insurance Act has been amended to more narrowly define the employment status of individuals who deliver and distribute newspaper and shopping news.

Mandatory unemployment insurance disclosure by not-for-profit employers. P.A. 096-0970

September
2010
Illinois Law Update
, Page 452
The Illinois General Assembly has amended the General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act of 1986, requiring not-for-profit corporations to inform their employees by written notice or in their employment contract that they are not eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.  

UPL: Nonlawyers may represent employers before the IDES, appellate court holds

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
February
2010
LawPulse
, Page 66
The Illinois Appellate Court held that nonlawyers who represent employers before the Illinois Department of Employment security in unemployment benefits hearings aren't engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
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Unemployment Insurance Act revised PA 094-0723

May
2006
Illinois Law Update
, Page 230
Effective January 1, 2006, sections 1400 and 1402 of the Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/100 et seq) were revised, and section 1400.2 was added to the Act. 

Voluntary withholding for taxes from unemployment benefits

May
2006
Illinois Law Update
, Page 230
Effective January 31, 2006, the Department of Employment Security has amended Part 2920 of Title 56. 

2006 employer unemployment contribution rates released

March
2006
Illinois Law Update
, Page 118
Effective January 1, 2006, the Department of Employment Security has issued new rates for employers making unemployment contributions.

New exemptions from mandatory registration requirement for unemployment insurance applicants

April
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 170
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has amended 56 Ill Adm Code 2865. 

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