Unemployment Insurance Claimant Guide - Job Service North Dakota

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Please note that you cannot skip a week of certification and then certify a later week. All weeks must be certified in order, without a break. Even if you know that you were not eligible during a specific week, you should certify the week if you plan on certifying the following week. When to Certify: Certification cannot be completed until after the week has ended. Each week ends on Saturday so you can complete your weekly certification beginning Sunday You have 13 days from each Saturday to complete your certification for that week. You must complete your weekly certification by 10:00 pm on the 13 th day. Your certification generates your payment if you meet all other eligibility requirements. Most people do their weekly certification the same day every week so they do not miss the certification deadline. Waiting Week The first week that you establish a claim for benefits is generally your waiting week, and no benefits are paid for that week. However, you must still certify that week and meet all other eligibility requirements in order to be eligible for future benefits. A waiting week is required based on state law and enables Job Service the opportunity to obtain the necessary information to ensure the proper payment of benefits. To get credit for a waiting week, you must: Certify the week either via UI ICE at www.jobsnd.com or by calling 701-328-4995. Work less than full-time. Earn less than your weekly benefit amount. Weekly Certifications Waiting Week Meet all eligibility requirements for the week. You will never receive payment for your waiting week. You serve only one waiting week in your benefit year. A week cannot be your waiting week if you are disqualified for any reason during that week. JOB SERVICE NORTH DAKOTA Unemployment Insurance Claimant Guide 5
Weekly Certifications Personal Identification Number (PIN) Important Notes about Certification Personal Identification Number (PIN) To complete your weekly certification, and to access certain other Unemployment Insurance services, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) is required. This is the PIN you established when you filed your claim. If you don’t have a PIN, call 701-328-4995 and choose option 3, ―Frequently Asked Questions,‖ between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday. After listening to the questions, you will have the option to speak to a Claims Center Representative. They can provide you with a PIN. Your PIN can be used on both the Internet and telephone systems. Important Notes about Certification If you are completing your certification online, you will need to choose My To Do List to get to the Certify link. If you are eligible to certify two weeks, you will be given the option to certify the second week after you have completed the certification process for the first week. When an issue is established on your claim, payment is withheld until all of the information is gathered and an eligibility decision is made. Continue to complete your weekly certifications during this time, even if you are not receiving payments. If a decision is made in your favor and you meet all other eligibility requirements, you will receive payment for all weeks you certified. If you do not complete weekly certifications during this time, you will not be paid for those weeks, even if a decision is made in your favor. If you return to temporary employment (1-3 weeks), you should continue to certify each week regardless of your earnings, making sure to report the amount of earnings for the week. If you return to work for more than 3 weeks, stop certifying. To resume benefit payments, you will need to reopen your claim the week you are laid off again (see page 4). After your certification is completed, your information is immediately entered into our computer system. If you are eligible, your payment is processed the following business day. If you certify on a weekend, your payment is processed on Tuesday. See page 24 for more details on payment information. You cannot certify a week for another person, nor can anyone else certify for you. When you complete your weekly certification, you must report all of your earnings for the week (See pages 7-8). You must report gross earnings, not net earnings unless otherwise specified. Gross earnings are earnings before payroll deductions. Earnings should be reported in the week earned, not the week paid unless there is an exception (See page 7). Excess Earnings: You must report all work and gross wages earned during the week you worked. This includes income from self-employment. You can earn up to 60% of your weekly benefit amount without affecting the weekly benefit you receive. Every dollar over 60% is deducted dollar for dollar, until you earn your weekly benefit amount. If you earn wages equal to or greater than your weekly benefit amount, no payments will be issued for the week. JOB SERVICE NORTH DAKOTA Unemployment Insurance Claimant Guide 6
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