General Information about UI Benefits and How to File:įor individuals who are sick and cannot work, out of work due to a school or daycare closing or caring for a family member with a COVID-related illness, but their employers is open – sick leave or paid time off, according to the company policy, would be the appropriate resource for this time away from work. We are automatically applying this tax relief for all employers employers do not need to take any additional action.įor general information about Unemployment Insurance benefits related to COVID-19, go to.
However, given the effects of COVID-19 on our state’s workforce, we are temporarily waiving this requirement to make it easier for claimants to receive benefits.
This activity helps decrease a person’s time from unemployment to reemployment. In order to maintain eligibility for UI benefits, individuals must be actively seeking work, which means they must conduct two job searches in the SC Works Online Services system each week.Here is how these waivers have changed the process: We will continue to identify changes and additions to our process that will address the increased needs of South Carolinians during this time.” Our agency has seen a 400 percent increase in claims filed this week and answered more than 4,000 phone calls from claimants yesterday alone. We ask for the public’s patience as we continue to respond. Important: Employers will still need to submit their wage reports by the Apdeadline so that the state will continue to have current data to evaluate workforce needs in South Carolina.Įmployment and Workforce Executive Director Dan Ellzey said, “These are just some of the many ways that our agency is working to react quickly and appropriately to this unique crisis. The deadline to pay first quarter contributions has been extended from Apto June 1, 2020.The weekly work search requirement for claimants out of work due to COVID-19 has been suspended for claims filed Mathrough April 18, 2020.Department of Employment and Workforce has taken the following measures to help facilitate the Unemployment Insurance process for individuals and employers who have been affected by COVID-19.
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