The Department of Employment Security adopted a new provision for the Part titled Payment of Unemployment Contributions, Interest and Penalties, simplifying and expediting the processing of unemployment claims.
The Department of Employment Security (IDES) adopted amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act in response to the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Aimed at expediting the benefits disqualification process, these amendments authorize educational institutions to provide the IDES with a list of employees who do not qualify for unemployment insurance benefits.
Pursuant to this Act, the Director of the Department of Employment Security has the authority to create a short-time compensation program, which is a form of unemployment benefits.
The Unemployment Insurance Act has been amended to more narrowly define the employment status of individuals who deliver and distribute newspaper and shopping news.
The Illinois General Assembly has amended the General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act of 1986, requiring not-for-profit corporations to inform their employees by written notice or in their employment contract that they are not eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
The Illinois Appellate Court held that nonlawyers who represent employers before the Illinois Department of Employment security in unemployment benefits hearings aren't engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
Effective January 1, 2006, sections 1400 and 1402 of the Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/100 et seq) were revised, and section 1400.2 was added to the Act.
