Program for business owners on Unemployment Insurance and Appeals is set to take place Wednesday, Sept. 13th, in Atlantic. The “Unemployment Insurance 101 and Appeals” meeting will be held from 11-a.m. until Noon at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce office located in the historic Rock Island Depot at 102 Chestnut Street. The lunch and learn event is sponsored by the Employers Council of Iowa (ECI) in southwest Iowa, and Advance Services, Incorporated. The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $25 for non-members.

Guest speakers include Brenda Boten, Benefits Bureau Chief, and Emily Chafa, Unemployment Insurance (UI) Appeals Bureau Manager, and will cover a variety of topics, including:

• Unemployment insurance eligibility requirements.
• Employment separation reasons and eligibility.
• Employer notice of claims.
• Fact-finding interview process.
• Employer tax/charges.
• Reducing and detecting fraud.
• UI appeals process.
• Most common types of appeal issues.
• Recent Iowa court decisions that impact UI appeals.
• Recent changes in the UI laws and rules.

Register by emailing Nicole Gatlin, at Nicole.gatlin@iwd.iowa.gov.  If you are unable to attend Thursday’s meeting in Atlantic, another opportunity is The Iowa School for the Deaf – Lied Complex (1330 Harry Langdon Blvd., Council Bluffs), on Sept. 14th from 10-a.m. until Noon.