Application of the Unemployment Insurance System Work Test and Nonmenetary Eligibility Standards

摘要

This study investigates the influences of state laws, regulations, and procedures on claimants' qualification for Unemployment Insurance benefits according to nonmonetary eligibility standards. The objective is to identify practices that are particularly effective in detecting ineligible claimants, given the variation in the definitions of ineligibility. To the extent that the study succeeds in establishing these 'best practices,' agencies may be able to monitor their procedures more effectively and possibly modify them to meet their own objectives. More specifically, the patterns observed in the analysis may suggest how certain practices can help state agencies (1) minimize the extent to which claimants violate nonmonetary eligibility rules and (2) maximize the ability of agencies to detect violations when they occur and to reduce or deny benefits accordingly.