1. (1) This rule shall govern the Alabama Department of Labor in its administrative cooperation with other States adopting a similar regulation for the payment of benefits to interstate claimants. For more detailed instructions, see ETA Handbook 392.

   1. (a) Registration for Work.

      1. 1. An interstate claimant will be considered as registered for work if the claimant is registered for work in the Agent State in the same way and to the same extent as the Agent State’s intrastate claimants.
      2. 2. The detailed instructions regarding work search requirements are found in the ETA Handbook 392, Section I, Subsection 12 and 13, and are not repeated here for brevity.

   2. (b) Benefit Rights of Interstate Claimants.

      1. 1. If a claimant files a claim against any state, and it is determined by that state that the claimant has available benefit wage credits in that state, the claim shall be filed only against such state as long as benefit wage credits are available in that state. Thereafter, the claimant may file claims against any other state in which there are available benefit wage credits.

         For the purpose of this rule, benefit wage credits shall be deemed to be unavailable whenever benefits have been exhausted, terminated, or postponed for an indefinite period or for the entire period in which benefits would otherwise be payable, or whenever benefits are affected by the application of a seasonal restriction.

   3. (c) Claims for Benefits.

      1. 1. Initial, Traditional, Additional, and Reopen Claims for benefits or waiting period shall be filed by interstate claimants via telephone or internet in the Liable State. The Agent State will file IB-1’s for the Virgin Islands and the state of Delaware for the above claim types (see ETA Handbook 392, Section II).
      2. 2. Continued claims shall be filed in accordance with Liable State’s regulations for intrastate claims.

   4. (d) Interstate Appeals

      1. 1. All interstate appeals will be processed for hearings to be conducted from the Liable State.
      2. 2. For more detailed information and exceptions, see ETA Handbook 392, Section VIII, subsection 1 and 3.

Author: Hoyt Russell, Director Unemployment Compensation Division

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§25-2-7, 25-2-8, 25-4-111.

History: Effective: September 30, 1982. This rule is intended to implement Code of Ala. 1975, §25-4-120. Amended: Filed January 2, 2014; effective February 6, 2014.