Date/Time:
This audio conference was recorded on Wednesday - May 6, 2009
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Description:
In today's tough economy, many employers who've terminated or laid off workers worry about the legal troubles that may result, such as potential wage/hour lawsuits or discrimination complaints.
Unfortunately, they sometimes forget to prepare for a much more common threat: rising, out-of-control unemployment claims.
Unemployment expenses have skyrocketed in the current recession, but many organizations don't know how to track, benchmark, and contest these costs - or, they simply throw up their hands and give up, assuming that most claims filed by out-of-work employees are rubber-stamped for approval. Don't surrender! If you learn how to navigate your state's unemployment system and fight back against undeserved claims, you'll be very pleased with the results.
Speaker(s):
Ron Demetrious is a senior consultant with Unemployment Tax Resources, an HR consulting firm based in Los Angeles. He advises hundreds of employers each year in reviewing and contesting unemployment claims, including documentation techniques, state unemployment questionnaires, and representation in hearings. He speaks and writes frequently on unemployment compensation issues. Demetrious earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Order this practical 90-minute audio conference recording to learn:
- Why it really makes sense today to track and control your unemployment compensation expenses (e.g., in many states, your approved unemployment claims for ex-employees can actually raise your taxes more than the actual benefits charged against your account!)
- How to track potential unemployment claims and review the facts to determine which ex-workers are most likely to file troublesome claims
- The most common reasons employers succeed in contesting unemployment claims
- What you can do ahead of time to learn the procedures–and the loopholes–in your state's unemployment claims procedures
- The actions you should take immediately when an employee is terminated or laid off to prepare for a possible unemployment claim
- How to deal with unemployment compensation questionnaires and forms that arrive after your ex-worker has signed up for benefits
- What happens, step by step, if you decide to contest a claim - from filing the correct papers with state unemployment adjusters to pressing your case in a hearing with your ex-employee
