FILING OF EMPLOYER PROTEST AND DOCUMENTS. A. An employer may file a statement of objections to the claim of a former employee at any time from the moment of discharge or separation from employment until the expiration of the ten-day time period set out in subsection E of Section 2-503 of this title. The statement of objections must contain a statement of specific facts and documentation which:1. Disclose the name and Social Security number of the employee;2. Make the claimant ineligible for benefits under Sections 2-201 through 2-210 of this title;3. Disqualify the claimant for benefits under Sections 2-401 through 2-419 of this title; or4. Relieve the employer from being charged for the benefit wages of this claimant.B. Any timely statement of objection filed shall be considered a valid protest to a claim for unemployment benefits and the employer shall be considered an interested party to the claim. A statement of objection filed outside the time period or in any manner other than as set out in subsection A of this section shall not be considered a valid protest to a claim for unemployment of the former employee, and the employer shall not be considered an interested party to as set out in subsection A of this section shall not be considered a valid protest to a claim for unemployment of the former employee, and the employer shall not be considered an interested party to the claim.Added by Laws 2015, c. 249, § 8, eff. April 30, 2016. Amended by Laws 2022, c. 360, § 15, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2024, c. 114, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.
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