The Nebraska Department of Labor has issued updated responses to frequently asked questions about the SIDES program.
1. What is SIDES E-Response?
SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) is a free, paperless method of receiving and responding to requests for employee separation information from the Nebraska Department of Labor. These requests are sent after an employee files an unemployment insurance claim. SIDES E-Response allows employers to receive email requests for separation information instead of paper forms (UI-350s), and to respond electronically by clicking a link in their email.
2. Why should employers use SIDES E-Response?
SIDES E-Response helps prevent unemployment benefit overpayments and in turn helps keep unemployment insurance taxes low. It speeds up the processing of separation information, helping employers meet the 10-day response deadline, keep appeal rights, and avoid unnecessary charges to their experience accounts. E-Response is paperless and there is no charge to employers for using it.
3. How can employers sign up for E-Response?
Go to dol.nebraska.gov/SIDES and click the registration link or log directly into UIConnect, Nebraska’s online portal for employers. If you’re a new employer and don’t have a 10-digit Nebraska Employer Account Number, you can apply for one. In the UIConnect Benefit Center, click on the SIDES E-Response button, which will link you to information and allow you to enter the email address that should receive any separation requests sent by the Nebraska Department of Labor.
For more information, visit dol.nebraska.gov/SIDES.