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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidate Department of Labor
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO FILING
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE CLAIMS
CONTENTS:
Registering in NEworks and Creating a Resume 2
Filing a New Claim 5
Searching for Work in NEworks 6
Filing a Weekly Claim 10
Reviewing Your Work Search Contacts 19
This guide is not intended to take the place of the law, but to provide you with a general understanding of some of the
requirements. This guidance document is advisory in nature but is binding on an agency until amended by such
agency. A guidance document does not include internal procedural documents that only affect the internal operations of
the agency and does not impose additional requirements or penalties on regulated parties or include confidential
information or rules and regulations made in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. If you believe that this
guidance document imposes additional requirements or penalties on regulated parties, you may request a review of the
document.
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Registering in NEworks and Creating a Resume
Before you file your claim, read the Handbook for Unemployed Workers and Frequently Asked
Questions at dol.nebraska.gov/UIBenefits
To begin the claim process, go to NEworks.nebraska.gov. From the home page, sign in to your
NEworks account or register if you are a new user.
Besides filing for unemployment,
use NEworks to search for jobs,
research labor market trends,
and learn about training and
education programs.
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New Users: If this is your first time visiting NEworks, choose Option 3 Create a User Account
Individual in the registration screen
After you have completed your registration, you will be directed to your dashboard. Choose Resume
Builder from the left menu to get started building or uploading your resume. You must have a resume
in NEworks that is accessible for employers to view unless you have a recall date confirmed by your
employer within 120 days of your layoff date.
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To make your resume available to employers, select that option in the Rsum Name section.
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Filing a New Claim
Once your resume is completed, Choose Unemployment Services from the following options:
Choose File a New Unemployment Claim.
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You will be brought to the following screen, which lists information you should have on hand when
filing and gives information about the claiming process.
Continue through several more screens to complete the filing of your new claim. You will know that
your claim has been submitted when you receive a confirmation number.
Example below:
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Searching for Work in NEworks
If you live in Nebraska or an out-of-state county bordering Nebraska and do not have a recall date
confirmed by your employer within 120 days of your layoff date, you must make at least five work
search contacts per week. At least one of your contacts must be completed using NEworks, and you
must be logged in for the NEworks contacts to be recorded properly. Work search requirements will
change throughout the duration of your claim.
After logging in, select Job Search from the Quick Menu on the left side of the screen.
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In the Search Criteria box, you can select the area of Nebraska in which you want to search and enter
a job title of your choice in the keywords field.
To view a job you are interested in, click the job title.
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To progress to the application options, click on the How to apply for this job button.
Select the option of your choice to continue the process.
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Filing a Weekly Claim
After you file your new claim
or reopen your existing claim,
you must file a weekly claim
for benefits each week you
are requesting payment, even
if your eligibility is being
decided or you have an
appeal pending.
The unemployment benefit
week begins on Sunday and
ends on Saturday. You have from Sunday through Friday at midnight CT to file a claim for the
previous week.
To file a weekly claim, sign into your NEworks account and click Unemployment Services, then File
a Weekly Claim for Benefits.
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Click File Your Weekly Certification to Continue Your Claim.
The dates of the week you are certifying and the weekly claim number will display.
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Read the Explanation of Weekly Certification Process and proceed to the next screen.
After reading and acknowledging the Know the Rules information, you will have the opportunity to
review your contact information. Make sure it is up to date because important information will be
mailed to you.
Next you may be required to watch a short video, or read the script if you are unable to watch the
video.
If you have a recall date confirmed by your employer within 120 days of your layoff date, skip
to page 16 of this instruction guide.
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If you logged any contacts during the past week, those will appear. If not, you will have the
opportunity to enter them by answering Yes to the Additional Job Contacts question. After you
click Next >> you can enter the contacts. Work search contacts that display a red circle with an X in
the middle do not meet requirements for your five weekly contacts. You may click on the Update
Status link to fill in any missing information. To show additional progress toward being hired (for
instance a second interview) with an employer you contacted in a prior week, you will need to add the
employer again.
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After answering Yes to the Additional Job Contacts, the following page will appear. Enter all work
search contact information. You will need to repeat this process for each contact required for the
week you are certifying. If the job contact was made in NEworks, the Initial Contact Method should
be set as Using this web site.
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Be sure that you have entered all of your contacts and all of the required information. You wont be able to add
or modify the work search contact information after proceeding to the next page. After all work search
contacts have been added or updated (at least 5 displayed green check marks), select No in response to the
question, Would you like to add additional contacts not listed above for the week. then proceed.
After you click Next >> you will see two confirmation popup boxes.
Your weekly work searches may be audited. If your recorded work search contacts are not verifiable,
you may be disqualified from benefits and required to repay benefits previously received for the
audited week. Under the provisions of the Nebraska Employment Security Law, misrepresentation of
your work search or any other information may result in loss of eligibility for unemployment insurance
benefits.
Next you will be taken to the weekly claim information page. After you read the instructions, click
CONTINUE.
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You will be presented with the Weekly CertificationWage Information page. Each time you file a
was temporary, parttime, or selfemployment. If you worked for more than one employer in a
week, add your earnings from all employers. For selfemployment, report your weekly earnings
weekly claim, you will be asked if you worked. Answer yes if you performed any work, even if it
after you deduct your direct business expenses for that week.
If you earned less than your weekly benefit amount for any claimed week, you may be eligible for
partial benefits. Report your earnings even if your earnings are higher than your weekly benefit
amount. This will stop your claim for that week. You will need to reopen your claim by Saturday of
any future week your earnings are reduced in order to claim benefits for that week. After you
answer the questions, click CONTINUE.
Answer the eligibility questions, then click CONTINUE.
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You will then see the Closing Statement page. Make sure all of your answers are correct. To edit
a response, use the BACK button at the bottom of the page. After you click Submit, you will
not be able to change your answers. You will need to check all boxes at the bottom before
being allowed to submit your weekly claim.
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After you click Submit, you will be presented with a confirmation number. This will confirm that you
have completed the weekly claim process. Please keep the confirmation number for your records.
If you are using a public computer, be sure to sign out of your NEworks account to protect your
personal information.
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REVIEWING YOUR WORK SEARCH CONTACTS
You can view the work search contacts you submit each week.
From the Unemployment Services Dashboard, click on File a Weekly Claim for Benefits.
Under Weekly Certification Review, click on the dates listed under Week Ending to view a
detailed list of work search activity for the benefit week claimed.
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Listed are your job contacts and applications by benefit week claimed. View the contact details
by clicking on each job listed under Job Title.
You may review and edit all work search contacts previously entered by selecting the Work Search Log
link.
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Select the underlined job title to review and/or edit the contact. You can also add work search contacts
completed outside of NEworks by selecting the Enter an Offline Job Application link.
If you are using a public computer, be sure to sign out of your NEworks account to protect your
personal information.
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