Form ETA-9050 First Payment Lapse Report

UI REPORTS HANDBOOK NO. 401

ETA 9050 First Payment Time Lapse

CONTENTS
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

F.

Facsimile of Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Due Date and Transmittal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Reporting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1. First Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-6

2. First Payment Time Lapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-8

3. Mail Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-8

4. Joint Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-8

5. Partial/Part-Total Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-8

6. Total Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-8

7. State Unemployment Insurance (UI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-9

8. Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) . V-1-9

9. Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX) . V-1-9

10. Workshare (Short- Time Compensation (STC) Program) . . . . . V-1-9

Item by Item Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-9

1. All Intrastate First Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-9

2. All Interstate First Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-10

3. Intrastate Partial/Part-Total First Payments Only . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-11

4. Interstate Partial/Part-Total First Payments Only . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-11

5. Workshare First Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-12

6. Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V-1-12

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ETA 9050 First Payment Time Lapse

A.

Facsimile of Form

ETA 9050, TIME LAPSE OF ALL FIRST PAYMENTS (EXCEPT WORKSHARE)
Time Lapse of All First Payments (except Workshare), Intrastate
Days

TOTAL
(1)

UI
(2)

UCFE
(3)

UCX
(4)

Total
<=7
8-14
15-21
22-28
29-35
36-42
43-49
50-56
57-63
64-70
> 70
Time Lapse of All First Payments (except Workshare), Interstate
Days

TOTAL
(1)

UI
(2)

UCFE
(3)

Total
<=7
8-14
15-21
22-28
29-35
36-42
43-49
50-56
57-63
64-70
> 70

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UCX
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A.

Facsimile of Form (cont.)

ETA 9050, TIME LAPSE OF PARTIAL/PART TOTAL FIRST PAYMENTS (EXCEPT WORKSHARE)
Time Lapse of Partial/Part Total First Payments
(except Workshare), Intrastate
Days

TOTAL
(1)

UI
(2)

UCFE
(3)

UCX
(4)

Total
<=7
8-14
15-21
22-28
29-35
36-42
43-49
50-56
57-63
64-70
> 70
Time Lapse of Partial/Part Total First Payments
(except Workshare), Interstate
Days

TOTAL
(1)

UI
(2)

UCFE
(3)

Total
<=7
8-14
15-21
22-28
29-35
36-42
43-49
50-56
57-63
64-70
> 70

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UCX
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A.

Facsimile of Form (cont.)

ETA 9050, TIME LAPSE OF WORKSHARE FIRST PAYMENTS

Days

Time Lapse of
Workshare First
Payments

Total
<=7
8-14
15-21
22-28
29-35
36-42
43-49
50-56
57-63
64-70
> 70

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B.

Purpose
The ETA 9050 report contains monthly information on first payment time lapse. This
report concerns the time it takes States to pay benefits to claimants for the first
compensable week of unemployment. Similar time lapse data was formerly reported
in Section C of the ETA 5159 report. That data addressed first payment time lapse
for total unemployment only. This report contains monthly time lapse data for all first
payments, i.e., total, partial and part-total. A separate section of this report is
reserved for Workshare (Short-Time Compensation) first payments only. Workshare
will be reported separately and is excluded from that part of the report for "ALL" first
payments.

C.

Due Date and Transmittal
The report is due in the ETA National Office on the 20th of the month following the
month to which the data relates. This report will be transmitted

D.

General Reporting Instructions
The First Payment Time Lapse measure requires that the State computer read the
universe of all first payment records. These counts are categorized by Intrastate and
Interstate claims payments and, within those categories, the number that are under
the State UI program, Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE),
and Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX). While included
under the “All” category the sub-category of partial/part-total first payment time lapse
will also be reported using a separate entry screen. These categories are further
broken out by the number of first payments by program type and time lapse at seven
day intervals.
Workshare will be reported separately and is excluded from that part of the report for
"ALL" first payments.

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Includes total, partial/part-total first payments for new, additional and transitional
claims.

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Includes combined wage claims first payments reported in the appropriate
category determined by the nature of the base period wages.

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Includes offsets and intercepts.

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Excludes episodic claims programs such as Extended Benefits, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance, and Trade Readjustment Allowances.

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Excludes retroactive payment for a compensable waiting period.

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Workshare will be reported separately and therefore is excluded from that part
of the report for "ALL" first payments.

Edit checks can be found in Handbook 402, Unemployment Insurance Required
Reports User’s Manual, Appendix C.

E.

Definitions
Definitions, unless otherwise specified in these instructions, will follow the definitions
for the ETA 5159 found elsewhere in this handbook.
1.

First Payment. The first benefit payment for the earliest compensable week in
the benefit year.
Includes total, partial and part-total payments, full or partial offsets to satisfy an
outstanding overpayment, a Child Support Intercept order or a Food Stamp
overissuance, waiting weeks waived by the Governor under a State law and
compensated because of a legally recognized disaster, and payments resulting
from the reversal of a single or multi-claimant adjudication by a lower or higher
authority appeal decision or by a court decision.
If two or more weeks of benefits are paid at the same time by separate checks
or by one check, then the earliest week ending date in the benefit year is the
first payment.
Excludes waiting weeks that are compensated retroactively under State law
after payment of benefits for a number of qualifying weeks paid.
Examples of situations under which first payments are included or excluded for
reporting purposes are provided below:
a.

Examples for including first payments in this report:
1)

Claimant is disqualified from receiving a UI check for his/her first
compensable week in the benefit year due to excessive earnings.
Claimant has no earnings the second week and is paid for that
week. The payment for the second week is a first payment because
the first week is not considered a week claimed inasmuch as he/she
is not considered unemployed during that week. Thus, the second
week in the series becomes the first compensable week.

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b.

2)

Payments for a series of weeks "pended" are authorized and paid
on the same date as a result of a nonmonetary determination
reversal. No weeks were paid before the pended weeks were paid.
First payment is for the earliest compensable week in the benefit
year.
All other weeks are reported as continued weeks
compensated on ETA 9051 report.

3)

Claimant receives a check for a week of unemployment after filing
an additional claim. No previous weeks were claimed. Thus, the
payment for the first compensable week of the additional claim is
considered to be the first payment.

4)

First compensable weeks paid to totally or partially offset an
overpayment or an intercept requirement are considered to be first
payments.

5)

Claimant is disqualified for the first compensable week due to a
nonmonetary issue. Upon appeal, the determination is reversed.
However, the payment for that week was not made until after the
second week was paid. Thus, the payment for the first week (the
appealed week) should be reported as the first payment because it
is for the first (earliest) compensable week in the benefit year.

6)

A series of weeks pending is paid on the same date as a result of a
reversal of a nonmonetary determination. Prior to payment of these
weeks, the claimant requalified, filed an additional claim and was
paid. The first payment is reported for the first compensable week
in the benefit year. All other weeks paid, including those based on
the additional claim, should be reported as continued weeks
compensated on the ETA 9051 report.

Examples for excluding first payments from this report:
1)

Claimant is disqualified for the first compensable week due to a
nonmonetary issue, does not appeal the determination, claims the
second week and is paid for that week. The second week paid is
NOT considered to be the first payment because it does not
represent the first (earliest) compensable week in the benefit year
(the second week should reported as a continued week
compensated on the ETA 9051 report). Thus, there will never be a
first payment reported for this claimant.

2)

Claimant is compensated retroactively for a waiting week, under
State law, after being paid benefits for 9 consecutive weeks. In this
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situation, the retroactive payment for the waiting week is not
considered to be the first payment. The week immediately following
the waiting week is the first (earliest) compensable week. Thus, the
retroactive payment for the waiting week should be reported as a
continued week compensated on the ETA 9051 report.
2.

3.

First Payment Time Lapse. A measurement of the number of days from the
week ending date of the first compensable week in the benefit year to the date
the payment is made in person, mailed or offset or intercept is applied on the
claim.
Mail Date. The mail date is the date the SESA actually mails the first payment
to the claimant. SESAs determine the mail date and provide DOL with its
procedure(s) to derive it.
When multiple weeks are paid at the same time, the earliest week is reported
as the first payment.

4.

Joint Claims. Claims involving (1) a combination of State unemployment trust
funds and Federal program funds or (2) a combination of Federal program
funds.
Includes claims with State UI in combination with UCFE and/or UCX
employment and wages (UI/UCFE/UCX, UI/UCFE, or UI/UCX) and UCFE
claims in combination with UCX employment and wages (UCFE/UCX).
Excludes claims that do not include a combination of State UI and UCFE and/or
UCX employment and wages or a combination of UCFE and UCX employment
and wages.

5.

Partial/Part-Total Payments. Payments that are reduced from the claimant's
weekly benefit amount as a result of wages, commissions, bonuses, tips or
gratuities, back-pay awards, odd jobs or self-employment income.

6.

Total Payments. Payments for weeks of total unemployment in which the
claimant received a full weekly benefit check that is not reduced as a result of
wages, commissions, bonuses, tips or gratuities, back-pay awards, odd jobs or
self-employment income.

7.

State Unemployment Insurance (UI). A State program that provides benefits
to individuals financed (1) wholly from State trust funds (UI) or (2) partially from
State trust funds and partially from UCFE and/or UCX program funds (joint
UI/UCFE, UI/UCX, UI/UCFE/UCX claim).

8.

Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE). A Federal
program that provides benefits to individuals based on Federal civilian service.
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Includes claims based (1) wholly on Federal civilian service (UCFE, no UI) or
(2) partially on Federal civilian service and partially on Federal military service
(UCFE/UCX) claim.
Excludes claims funded partially from State trust funds.
9.

Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers (UCX). A Federal
program that provides benefits to individuals based on Federal military service.
Includes claims based wholly on Federal military service (UCX only).
Excludes claims funded partially from State trust funds and/or Federal civilian
service.

10. Workshare (Short-Time Compensation (STC) Program). A State program
which is an alternative to employee layoffs, whereby a group of workers simply
work shorter work weeks and are compensated for their lost work time with
partial benefits. Such benefits are payable to these individuals as a percentage
of their weekly benefit amount equivalent to the percentage of work hours
reduced. Benefits would not be payable to these workers under a State's
normal partial benefits formula. To participate in the Workshare or STC
program employers must submit their plans to the State agency for approval.

F.

Item by Item Instructions
Enter in each column and time lapse interval all first payments made during the report
period for Intrastate and Interstate claims. Workshare first payments are reported
separately.
1.

All Intrastate First Payments. (Includes Total and Partial/Part-Total Payments)
a.

Column 1, Total Intrastate First Payments. Enter under column 1 the total
number of all Intrastate first payments and individual totals for each time
lapse interval. Each total reported in this column equals the sum of
columns 2, 3, and 4.

b.

Column 2, UI Intrastate First Payments. Enter under column 2 the total
number of all State UI Intrastate first payments and individual totals for
each time lapse interval. These payments represent State UI only and
State UI in combination with UCFE and/or UCX (joint claims).

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2.

c.

Column 3, UCFE Intrastate First Payments. Enter under column 3 the
total number of all UCFE Intrastate first payments and individual totals for
each time lapse interval. These payments represent UCFE only and
UCFE in combination with UCX (joint claims).

d.

Column 4, UCX Intrastate First Payments. Enter under column 4 the total
number of all UCX Intrastate first payments and individual totals for each
time lapse interval. These payments represent UCX only.

All Interstate First Payments. (Includes Total and Partial/Part-Total Payments)
a.

Column 1, Total Interstate First Payments. Enter under column 1 the total
number of all Interstate first payments and individual totals for each time
lapse interval. Each total reported in this column equals the sum of
columns 2, 3, and 4.

b.

Column 2, UI Interstate First Payments. Enter under column 2 the total
number of all State UI Interstate first payments and individual totals for
each time lapse interval. These payments represent State UI only and
State UI in combination with UCFE and/or UCX (joint claims).

c.

Column 3, UCFE Interstate First Payments. Enter under column 3 the
total number of all UCFE Interstate first payments and individual totals for
each time lapse interval. These payments represent UCFE only and
UCFE in combination with UCX (joint claims).

d.

Column 4, UCX Interstate First Payments. Enter under column 4 the total
number of all UCX Interstate first payments and individual totals for each
time lapse interval. These payments represent UCX only.

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3.

4.

Intrastate Partial/Part-Total First Payments Only.
a.

Column 1, Total Intrastate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 1 the total number of all Intrastate partial/part-total first payments
and individual totals for each time lapse interval. Each total reported in
this column equals the sum of columns 2, 3, and 4.

b.

Column 2, UI Intrastate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 2 the total number of all State UI Intrastate partial/part-total first
payments and individual totals for each time lapse interval. These
payments represent State UI only and State UI in combination with UCFE
and/or UCX (joint claims).

c.

Column 3, UCFE Intrastate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 3 the total number of all UCFE Intrastate partial/part-total first
payments and individual totals for each time lapse interval. These
payments represent UCFE only and UCFE in combination with UCX (joint
claims).

d.

Column 4, UCX Intrastate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 4 the total number of all UCX Intrastate partial/part-total first
payments and individual totals for each time lapse interval. These
payments represent UCX only.

Interstate Partial/Part-Total First Payments Only.
a.

Column 1, Total Interstate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 1 the total number of all Interstate partial/part-total first payments
and individual totals for each time lapse interval. Each total reported in
this column equals the sum of columns 2, 3, and 4.

b.

Column 2, UI Interstate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 2 the total number of all State UI Interstate partial/part-total first
payments and individual totals for each time lapse interval. These
payments represent State UI only and State UI in combination with UCFE
and/or UCX (joint claims).

c.

Column 3, UCFE Interstate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 3 the total number of all UCFE Interstate partial/part-total first
payments and individual totals for each time lapse interval. These
payments represent UCFE only and UCFE in combination with UCX (joint
claims).

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d.

5.

Workshare First Payments.
a.

6.

Column 4, UCX Interstate Partial/Part-Total First Payments. Enter under
column 4 the total number of all UCX Interstate partial/part-total first
payments and individual totals for each time lapse interval. These
payments represent UCX only.

First Payments. Enter the total number of all Workshare first payments
and individual totals for each time lapse interval.

Comments. Explain in the comments area significant variations in time lapse
in benefit payments from levels in the prior period or the same period one year
ago.
a.

Administrative Factors. Describe administrative factors, such as changes
in operating procedures, issuance of rules and regulations, and staff
turnover. These may affect data reported in such a way that they cannot
be compared with data from prior reports or with current reports from other
State agencies.

b.

Legal Factors. Describe legal factors, such as new laws or policies.
These may affect data reported in such a way that they cannot be
compared with data from prior reports or on current reports from other
State agencies.

c.

Economic Factors. Describe economic factors which may affect data
reported in such a way that conditions will be reflected in any of the
tabulations. Cover such factors affecting benefit payment time lapse, e.g.,
mass layoffs and seasonal fluctuations in employment.

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