Section Emp 501.03 - Initial Claims(a) A claimant shall file an initial claim as provided in this rule.(b) An initial claim shall be filed online at https://nhuis.nh.gov/claimant/login, (1) If a claimantis unable to file an initial claim online from outside of the department, he or she may file online by visiting any local or itinerant office of the department;(2) If a claimant is unable to file an initial claim online either outside of the department or at a local or itinerant office of the department, he or she may file by providing the necessary information over the telephone to a department staff member who shall assist in filing an online application; or(3) If a claimant is unable to file an initial claim online from outside of the departmentor as listed in (1) or (2) above, he or she may, if instructed or permitted by the department, file by United States mail, using form "New Hampshire Employment Security Unemployment Insurance Application," (NHES 0178 R-2/18).(c) Department staff shall be available during regular business hours to assist the claimant to input any information into the online application or to input information on behalf of the claimant if the claimant is filing in a manner permitted pursuant to Emp 501.03(b)(2).(d) If filing online, the claimant shall access the claimant login page at https://nhuis.nh.gov/claimant/login directly or by going to the New Hampshire employment security homepage at www.nhes.nh.gov and selecting the prompt "File a Claim for Benefits."(e) If the claimant has not yet registered to conduct business online with the department, the claimant shall follow the procedures set out at Emp 405.02.(f) At the login page indicated in (d) above, the claimant shall:(1) Select a filing location from a drop down menu at the prompt "Location";(2) Enter his or her login name and password to access his or her homepage; and(3) Select the prompt "login" to access the claimant's homepage.(g) At the claimant's homepage, the claimant shall select the prompt "Apply for Unemployment Insurance Benefits" and then complete the following steps: (1) The claimant will be presented with a pop-up screen and shall affirm by selecting the prompt "Yes" to the following statement: "Alert!
Please read the following carefully before you proceed to apply for unemployment insurance benefits.
Please be aware that you will not be allowed to complete and certify your Application for Unemployment Insurance Benefits unless your employment history for the past 18 months includes at least one of the following:
a. Employment in New Hampshire.b. Active military duty-if you were on active military duty at any time during the past 18 months, you may complete and certify your application as long as you are physically standing in New Hampshire while this application is being filed and certified.c. Non-military Federal Government employment outside of the United States, as long as you are a resident of New Hampshire. If you wish to proceed with your application for unemployment insurance benefits, please click on the YES button below. If not please click on the NO button.";
(2) The claimant shall then complete and submit the "Initial Claim" form (ICF-07-18); and(3) While completing the "Initial Claim" form (ICF-07-18), the claimant shall indicate the following payment preferences: a. By choosing yes or no to the question "Would you like to have 10% of any benefit payments to which you may become entitled withheld for federal income taxes?";b. By choosing whether to receive benefit payments by direct deposit or paper check; andc. If the claimant choses direct deposit, the claimant shall provide the following information where indicated: 2. Bank address including city, state, and zip code;d. A claimant who has been permitted to file an initial claim by United States mail pursuant to Emp 501.03(b)(3), and who wishes to receive payments by direct deposit may provide this information to the department directly or in writing.(4) After completing the "Initial Claim" form (ICF-07-18), the claimant shall, by clicking on the check box provided, agree to the following certification: "I have reviewed all of the information that I have provided by clicking on the + sign for each of the above sections and I certify that the information provided is complete and correct. I further certify that I am partially or totally unemployed. I hereby make this application for determination of my eligibility to collect unemployment benefits and register for work, unless specifically exempt. I understand that RSA 282-A:161-165 provides civil and criminal penalties for false statements made to obtain benefits. I agree to all of the above and want my claim submitted for processing."; and
(5) The claimant shall then submit his or her claim by choosing the prompt "Certify Claim."(h) A claimant who has been permitted to file an initial claim by United States mail pursuant to Emp 501.03(b)(3), and who wishes to receive payments by direct deposit may provide the information indicated in Emp 501.03(g)(3)c. to the department directly or in writing.(i) For claimants who file an initial application pursuant to Emp 501.03(b)(3) above, the "New Hampshire Employment Security Unemployment Insurance Application" (NHES 0178 R-2/18) shall be signed and dated by the claimant subject to the following certification: "Certification: I certify that I am partially or totally unemployed. I hereby make this application for determination of my eligibility to collect unemployment benefits and register for work, unless specifically exempt. I understand that RSA 282-A:161-165 provides civil and criminal penalties for false statements made to obtain benefits. I agree to all of the above and want my claim submitted for processing."
(j) An initial claim shall be allowed for the week during which it is filed if: (1) It is filed by the last day of the week for which the claimant is applying for benefits; or(2) If the claimant files in an agent state, it is filed by such time as the filing requirements of the agent state require; or(3) For a claimant filing by United States mail pursuant to subsection (b)(3), above if the claim is postmarked or received at any office of the department within 3 days of receiving instruction or permission to file on paper.(k) When a claimant files an initial claim, that filing shall not by itself, establish a claimant's entitlement to benefits for the week in which it is filed. A claimant may apply for benefits for that week by filing a subsequent continued claim for benefits, pursuant to Emp 501.04.N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 501.03
#2234, eff 1-1-83; ss by #2930, eff 12-21-84; ss by #4350, eff 12-28-87, EXPIRED: 12-28-87
New. #5884, Interim, eff 8-28-94, EXPIRED: 12-26-94
New. #5975, eff 2-1-95; amd by #6307, eff 9-1-96; ss by #7252, eff 4-30-00; ss by #9129, INTERIM, eff 4-20-08, EXPIRED: 10-17-08
New. #9307, eff 10-25-08
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12589, Effective 7/23/2018, Expires 7/23/2028.