Section 8.85.102. Intrastate claims filing: continued claims.

	(a)  An intrastate claimant located in this state is eligible for waiting week credit or benefits for a week if the claimant  
		(1) files a continued claim for the week as required in this section; and  
		(2) meets all requirements of AS 23.20  and this chapter.  
	(b)  A claimant shall file a continued claim with an unemployment insurance claim center of the division by  
		(1) an electronic means designated by the director;  
		(2) telephone; or  
		(3) mail, with the prior approval of the director.  
	(c)  A continued claim for a week is filed when an unemployment insurance claim center of the division receives a certification for a continued claim.  
	(d)  The filing date of a continued claim filed by mail is the postmark date of the mailing of the completed claim form.  
	(e)  The date of filing of a continued claim filed by telephone is the date that the claimant accesses the telephone filing system and provides claim information for the week using the claimant's personal identification number.  
	(f)  For each week claimed, the claimant shall answer specific eligibility questions and shall certify to the truthfulness and completeness of the answers.  
	(g)  A continued claim for a week may not be filed before the end of the week claimed. A continued claim may not be filed later than seven calendar days after the end of the week claimed, except that  
		(1) if the director authorizes the filing of bi-weekly claims, the claim may not be filed later than seven days after the end of the bi-weekly period authorized by the director;  
		(2) a claim for benefits for a week of partial unemployment may not be filed later than seven days after the claimant receives wages for that week.  
	(h)  The director shall extend the time allowed in (g) of this section for filing a continued claim if the claimant has good cause for filing a late claim and the claimant files the claim as soon as possible under the circumstances.   
	(i)  For the purposes of (h) of this section, "good cause" means circumstances beyond a claimant's control that the division determines leave the claimant with no reasonable choice but to delay filing the claim; "good cause" includes illness or disability of the claimant, processing delays within the division, or failure of the division to provide sufficient or correct information to the claimant in order to file a continued claim.  

Authorities

23.20.045;23.20.330;23.20.375

Notes

Authority

AS 23.20.045 AS 23.20.330 AS 23.20.375

History

Eff. 10/12/97, Register 144; am 3/4/2006, Register 177; am 3/25/2007, Register 181; am 6/16/2010, Register 194; am 7/1/2011, Register 198