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State Agencies & Employers Recognized for Unemployment Integrity Dedication

WASHINGTON – The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) recognized 55 state workforce agencies, employers, third-party administrators (TPAs) and professional employer organizations (PEOs) at its annual State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) Seminar in Pittsburgh, PA.

These state agencies and employers were recognized for their dedication to reducing fraud and promoting unemployment insurance (UI) integrity through their commitment to utilizing SIDES in processing UI benefit claims.

SIDES is a web-based system that allows the electronic transmission of information regarding UI claims between employers and state workforce agencies. The system reduces fraud and time waste while promoting accuracy and security throughout the UI claim life cycle.

“The state agencies, employers and TPAs recognized with these awards exemplify what it means to promote the integrity of the UI system,” NASWA President and CEO Scott B. Sanders said. “Their role is vital in ensuring the taxpayers’ dollars are safeguarded for those truly in need.”

Those organizations recognized for their dedication to UI integrity through their commitment to utilizing SIDES in the 2023 calendar year are as follows:

STATE AGENCIES

Diamond Awards
Criteria: At least 35% of the state’s UI claims came through SIDES E-Response; at least 50% of the state’s UI claims came through SIDES (either through E-Response or System Integration); the state is connected with 100% of the integrated partners that have been live on SIDES System Integration for a year or more.

  • Alabama Department of Labor
  • Arizona Department of Economic Security
  • Indiana Department of Workforce Development
  • Iowa Workforce Development
  • Kansas Department of Labor
  • Maine Department of Labor
  • Maryland Department of Labor
  • Mississippi Department of Employment Security
  • Montana Department of Labor & Industry
  • Nebraska Department of Labor
  • New Hampshire Employment Security
  • Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
  • Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development
  • Utah Department of Workforce Services

Platinum Awards
Criteria: At least 35% of the state’s UI claims came through SIDES E-Response or at least 50% of the state’s UI claims came through SIDES (either through E-Response or System Integration); the state is connected with 100% of integrated partners that have been live on SIDES System Integration for a year or more.

  • FloridaCommerce
  • Louisiana Workforce Commission
  • Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations
  • Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation

Gold Awards
Criteria: At least 35% of the state’s UI claims came through SIDES E-Response or at least 50% of the state’s UI claims came through SIDES (either through E-Response or System Integration).

  • Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
  • Connecticut Department of Labor
  • Illinois Department of Employment Security

EMPLOYERS, PEO'S, & TPA'S

Outstanding Performance Awards
Criteria: The organization achieved a 98% overall score in their use of SIDES.

  • Applied Underwriters, Inc. – American Employer’s Group
  • AlphaStaff
  • Ampian HR
  • AZ School Risk Retention Trust
  • Arizona Labor Force, INC.
  • Caterpillar
  • Delight VA Beach
  • Dunn Corporate Resources
  • Employer Representatives, Inc. dba Lighthouse HR Support
  • Ernst & Young LLP
  • Experian Employer Services
  • Ethan Allen HR Services
  • FrankCrum
  • Group Management Services Inc.
  • HRlogics - UCM
  • Industrial UI Services
  • Mask Consultants, LLC
  • MHA Unemployment Compensation Program
  • NSN EMPLOYER SERVICES, INC.
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts
  • Paychex
  • PeopleSystems
  • Personnel Planners
  • Pike Enterprises, LLC
  • Qualified Staffing
  • Questco, LLC
  • Surge Staffing
  • swipejobs, LLC
  • The Matrix Companies
  • UC Alternative, Inc.
  • Us4U
  • Unemployment Tax Management Corporation
  • ValeU NSN
  • Vensure TPA, LLC

SIDES is a quick, accurate, and secure way to automate responses to unemployment insurance claim notices from state workforce agencies and is currently operating in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories. SIDES E-Response is a free website where employers and their representatives can quickly, accurately, and securely submit responses to unemployment insurance (UI) claims directly to state unemployment agencies.
 

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About the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (www.naswa.org): NASWA is the national organization representing all 50 state workforce agencies, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. These agencies deliver training, employment, career, business, and wage and hour services, in addition to administering unemployment insurance, veteran reemployment, and labor market information programs. NASWA provides policy expertise, shares promising state practices, and promotes state innovation and leadership in workforce development.