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Business Webinar on Unemployment Insurance during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) and South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA) are providing a free webinar on Friday, March 27 at 10 a.m. CDT.
DLR Secretary Marcia Hultman will be providing information on unemployment insurance as it relates to COVID-19 layoffs and closures.
“Employers have a lot of the same furlough questions on technical issues, paperwork and legalities,” said Secretary Hultman. “We want to provide as much guidance as we can on the process and other services we can provide, such as rapid response.”
Register online at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/911428474991959819. If you have difficulty, email donna@sdra.org your first and last name, name of business or agency, city and state.
To view reemployment assistance eligibility scenarios and tips for businesses, visit https://dlr.sd.gov/covid_19_resources.aspx. Specific questions can be emailed to DLRRADivision@state.sd.us to receive a direct and timely response.
This webinar will be recorded; all registrants will receive a link to the recording even if you are not able to participate in the live webinar.
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Employers: Use SIDES for Online Unemployment Filing
The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) is asking employers filing unemployment insurance information to sign up for the State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) e-Response. SIDES e-Response is a fast, secure and standardized way to automate responses to notices of unemployment claims.
Email Layoff/ Closure Questions to DLR
Email the RA Division to receive a direct and timely response. Please keep phone lines open for claimants when possible.
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Does it Mean for Employers?
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was signed into law on March 18, 2020 and takes effect April 1, 2020.
Wondering what the Act means for employers? View a summary of how some key provisions like the Emergency Family and Medical Leave (FLMA) Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act impact employers: dlr.sd.gov/ employment_laws/ publications/ families_first_coronavirus_ response_act.pdf.
COVID-19 Resources
The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) has compiled a list of resources on COVID-19 (coronavirus) as it relates to DLR:
- DLR's COVID-19 Resources. This page includes a list of information and web pages regarding the virus, including links to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Johns Hopkins Center for Science and Engineering (interactive map) the World Health Organization (WHO) and South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH).
- COVID-19: Reemployment Assistance Eligibility Determinations. This page consists of proposed scenario interpretations regarding Reemployment Assistance eligibility.
- Worker's Compensation Coverage and COVID-19. Information regarding when COVID-19 may be compensable under Workers' Compensation.
Please note, scenarios may change and these pages updated accordingly.
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