Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 63.33 - Request for relief from benefit charges(a) An employer shall file a request with the Department to be granted relief from benefit charges.(b) An employer's request for relief from benefit charges must contain the information required by the Department, including the following:(1) The name and account number of the employer.(2) The name of the claimant.(3) The social security account number of the claimant.(c) In addition to the information required under subsection (b), a request for relief from benefit charges based on a claimant's separation from employment must contain a statement of the facts surrounding the most recent separation of the claimant from the employer requesting relief and the date of the separation.(d) In addition to the information required under subsection (b), an employer making a request for relief from benefit charges based on continuing part-time work shall include a statement of the facts concerning the part-time employment of the claimant which contains the following information:(1) The date the claimant was hired.(2) The number of hours or days of work and the pay available to the claimant before and after the claimant's separation from other employment.(e) An employer shall file a request for relief from benefit charges with the Department in the same manner that documents shall be filed with the UCTS under § 63.25 (relating to filing methods). The filing date of the request will be determined in accordance with § 63.25.(f) Notwithstanding subsection (e), the Department may prescribe additional filing methods that it determines, in its discretion, to be advisable or expedient. If the Department prescribes an additional filing method, it will designate the date on which a request is filed by that method.The provisions of this §63.33 amended December 21, 1973, 3 Pa.B. 2921; amended June 17, 2011, effective 6/18/2011, 41 Pa.B. 3094. This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 63.23 (relating to unacceptable reasons); and 34 Pa. Code § 63.36a (relating to duration of relief from benefit charges and notice of changed circumstances).