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Bonner County HR registers for SIDES portal after nearly $100,000 in unemployment reimbursements over three years
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Bonner County HR reported nearly $100,000 in direct-reimbursed unemployment benefits paid over three years and has begun registering with the Department of Labor’s SIDES portal to improve response speed and record-keeping; commissioners urged claim-level review before calling any payments ‘leakage’.
Bonner County’s human resources director told county commissioners she has started registering the county with the U.S. Department of Labor’s SIDES online portal after finding the county reimbursed almost $100,000 for unemployment claims over the past three fiscal years.
"Bonner County is a public employer, so we're a direct reimburser back to the state unemployment insurance fund," Director Holmgren said, explaining the county pays benefit reimbursements directly rather than through experience-rated payroll taxes. Holmgren said that direct-reimbursement status makes it important for HR to be able to respond quickly and document separations that the Department of Labor will review.
Holmgren told the board the…
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