1. (1) A claimant must file an initial claim by using the online portal, or by calling the department to request filing assistance. The claimant shall provide all information requested by the department for proper claim administration. The information required from the claimant includes, but is not limited to:

   1. (a) the claimant's name, physical address, mailing address, and demographic data;
   2. (b) the claimant's social security number;
   3. (c) whether the claimant is a United States citizen and, if not, the claimant's alien registration permit number;
   4. (d) whether the claimant has an existing claim in the current benefit year under any state or federal unemployment insurance or unemployment compensation law;
   5. (e) whether the claimant is totally unemployed;
   6. (f) whether the claimant is able to work, available for work, and seeking work; and
   7. (g) the names and addresses of all employers the claimant worked for in the most recent 18 months, the beginning and ending dates of the employment for each employer, and the reasons for the claimant's separation from employment with each employer.
2. (2) The department may require the claimant to provide verification, written or otherwise, of any information the claimant provided or that was requested from the claimant in connection to the claim.

Authorizing statute(s): 39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 39-51-2101, 39-51-2102, 39-51-2103, 39-51-2104, 39-51-2105, 39-51-2106, 39-51-2107, 39-51-2108, 39-51-2109, 39 51 2110, 39-51-2401, MCA

History: NEW, 2024 MAR p. 1458, Eff. 7/1/24.