IDES Risk Management & Mitigation 5

Question 1

IDES implements the Work Search waiver for claimants on a union hiring hall referral system. What risk condition must be verified to grant this waiver?

Accepted Answer

The claimant must be a dues-paying member and the union must operate an active referral system that constitutes the primary job search method

Answer

The union hiring hall waiver requires verification that the claimant is an active member and that the hall's referral system serves as the standard job-seeking mechanism for the trade.

Question 2

Which federal program requires IDES to crossmatch UI claimant records against incarceration data to prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals?

Accepted Answer

Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS)

Answer

IDES uses the Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS), administered by SSA, to match claimant data against records of incarcerated individuals and prevent improper payments.

Question 3

An employer acquires another company and absorbs its workforce. Under IDES successor employer provisions, what is the primary risk the acquiring employer inherits?

Accepted Answer

The predecessor's experience rating, which may result in a higher UI tax rate for the successor

Answer

A successor employer who acquires substantially all of the predecessor's business may inherit the predecessor's experience rating, potentially increasing the successor's UI tax rate.

Question 4

IDES detects that a claimant's weekly certifications show identical responses (same earnings reported, same number of job contacts) for twelve consecutive weeks. What risk flag does this pattern trigger?

Accepted Answer

Potential auto-fill or fraudulent certification without genuine weekly reporting

Answer

Perfectly identical weekly certifications over many weeks are a fraud pattern indicator suggesting the claimant may be auto-filling or fabricating certifications rather than reporting actual weekly circumstances.

Question 5

Under IDES risk mitigation for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program, which claimant population is PRIMARILY targeted for early intervention?

Accepted Answer

Claimants statistically profiled as most likely to exhaust benefits before finding work

Answer

RESEA uses profiling models to identify claimants at highest risk of long-term unemployment and benefit exhaustion, targeting them for early reemployment services and eligibility reviews.

(IDES) Illinois Department of Employment Security Certification Practice Test

(IDES) Illinois Department of Employment Security Certification Practice Test

IDES Risk Management & Mitigation 5