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Notice to Employers of Unemployment Claim
In every instance where an unemployment insurance (UI) claim is determined to be monetarily eligible, employers recently tied to that individual are notified by IWD. During this process, you as the employer will be informed of the claim and given the opportunity to protest the benefit payments if you feel the individual’s claim is not qualified.
When the claim is confirmed, a Notice of Separation and Wage Request is sent to the claimant's most recent employer and any other employers in the claimant's base period.
- Employers who sign up the iowaworks.gov system will have the option to receive notices of claims electronically.
- If employers don't take any action in IowaWORKS, they will still receive notices of claims in the mail (like they do today) in about 3-5 business days.
- However, it's highly encouraged that employers opt into using iowaworks.gov to greatly save time on their notice of claim, as electronic notices will come in much more quickly versus traditional mail.