25 NCAC 01D .2004         AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES

Each agency and institution shall designate an employee, preferably with working knowledge of the unemployment insurance function, to coordinate the flow of necessary information between the agency, the Office of State Human Resources and any claims administrator retained by the Office of State Human Resources.  The specific responsibilities of the Agency UI Coordinator are as follows:

(1)           Participate in the UI training opportunities offered by the Office of State Human Resources or its designated claims administration firm.  Develop a working knowledge of the procedures outlined in the Procedures Manual for the centralized cost control program.

(2)           Ensure that agency hiring authorities maintain adequate documentation to provide and support the separation information required by the ESC on individual claims.

(3)           Provide detailed and timely wage and separation information, as necessary for the ESC to properly adjudicate an individual's claim for benefits, and to protect the state's interests against undue benefits.

(4)           Work with the Office of State Human Resources or its designated claims administrator to coordinate attendance of necessary witnesses and to assure the availability of documentation for UI hearings.

(5)           Communicate to the Office of State Human Resources or its designee any agency issue or action which may affect an individual's benefit entitlement.

(6)           Act as agency liaison for obtaining other information which may become relevant and valuable to the interests of the central UI cost management program.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 96-8(6)j.; 96-8(6)i.;

Eff. January 1, 1989;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 20, 2015.