Handy list for error-free unemployment claims

List for error-free unemployment claims

Here’s a comprehensive list of things that will keep your claim moving more smoothly for both employers and individuals. 

ATLANTA - Perhaps the most questions we get from viewers is about applying for unemployment these days. Here’s a comprehensive list of things that will keep your claim moving more smoothly for both employers and individuals.

Here are the top filing mistakes for INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS per the Georgia Department of Labor.
Don’t file multiple claims. This will delay the process.
Don’t auto-populate your application. This causes errors.
Don’t try to certify your payments until you’ve received a “claims examiner determination” letter.
And, wait to create your PIN after you’ve received verification that your claim has, in fact, been processed.
Don’t call or email the Department of Labor. Use this link to check-in: GADOL.

If you are an EMPLOYER, most claims go through this process. Here’s a longer list of things that will help keep your claims moving more quickly through the system.

File claims each week for benefits to be paid to your employees.
Use the department’s Excel template for multi-claim upload.
Don’t alter the template. Don’t submit claims for a future week ending date.
Enter the employees’ names first name then last name. That order.
Limit the mailing address to 25 characters. Don’t use periods when you abbreviate. RIGHT: #2 WRONG: Apt. 2
Report all gross earnings, even from another employer.
If you make a mistake on a claim, re-submit as soon as possible.

If you’re an employer, here’s a handy list of reminders for your employees. ·

Tell your employees to read the Next Steps for Employees Whose Employers Filed for Them pdf on the GDOL WEBSITE. ·
When you file the first week of claims, they will receive a Georgia Way2Go Debit MasterCard® within 7-10 days loaded with their first payment unless they have direct deposit information on file with GDOL from a previous claim within the last 18 months.·
After the first week of claims, they can expect payment within 24-48 hours of you submitting their weekly claims. ·
Do NOT tell your employees to claim their weekly benefits with GDOL. You are claiming their weekly benefits for them by filing each week.·
They can create a PIN online using Ul Benefit Payment Methods after their claims processed GDOL.·
They can check the status of their claim and payments using My UI (Check My Ul Claim Status). Their PIN is required.·
They can enroll in direct deposit using Ul Benefit Payment Methods.·
They cannot enroll in direct deposit until AFTER the first claim is processed by GDOL.·
They can reset their PINs using Reset Your PIN.·
They are exempt from work search requirements.