Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Notice of
Filing:
1. A copy of each initial or
additional claim filed by a worker will be mailed and transmitted
electronically to his last employer regardless as to whether the latter is
liable or non-liable under the Act.
2. The employer must complete and return the
requested information in accordance with South Carolina Code Section
41-31-160
3. A liable employer other than
the last separating employer may be sent a Request to Employer for Separation
Information. This employer must complete and return the requested information
in accordance with South Carolina Code Section
41-31-160.
4. A failure to respond in a timely fashion
as set forth in A2 and A3 may result in the separation information not being
considered in rendering an initial determination on the claim.
B. Mass Separations:
1. The term "mass separation" means a
separation (permanently, or for an indefinite period), of ten or more workers
employed in a single establishment at or about the same time and for the same
reason; provided however, that the term "mass separation" shall not apply to
separations for regular vacation periods as defined in the Act and approved by
the Department.
2. In cases of mass
separations the employer, shall, for each individual affected, file with the
office nearest the worker's place of employment, or with such office nearest
employee's residence. Form UCB-113, setting forth such information as is
required thereby; such form shall be filed not later than ten (10) calendar
days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, after such separation.
C. Notice of Unemployment Due to a
Labor Dispute:
1. In all cases of unemployment
due to a labor dispute the employer shall follow the procedure set forth in
47-21(D).
D. In all
cases of initial claims, additional claims or requests for reinstatement of
benefits, where a claimant has been separated from the employ of a non-liable
employer, the last covered (liable) employer by whom the claimant was employed
will be requested to furnish information relative to the separation of the
claimant from employment with such covered (liable) employer or as to any offer
of work made to the claimant by such covered (liable) employer in accordance
with 47-23 of these regulations subsequent to the separation of the claimant
from the employ of such covered (liable) employer. Separation information must
be maintained by employers in accordance with 47-14 (A)(2)(e) of these
regulations.
