SF2168: Reemployment Case Management Program

Establishes a reemployment case management program for unemployment claimants, updates the definition of work search requirements, modernizes communication by shifting from paper to electronic and online notifications, allows for alternative communication methods in specific situations, and repeals the summer youth intern pilot program effective June 30, 2026.

Key Points & Impact:

• Defines participation in the department's reemployment case management program as meeting work search requirements for unemployment benefits.

• Establishes a required reemployment case management program to provide individualized services to claimants not attached to work, with services starting within two weeks of claim filing.

• Modernizes communication by replacing requirements for notifications by mail with delivery via the department's online portal or electronic mail for most unemployment-related communications and determinations.

• Clarifies that appeals and determinations related to unemployment benefits, employer contributions, and nonprofit organization billing are tied to availability in the online portal rather than mailing dates.

• Provides that the director may establish alternative communication methods for employers or individuals unable to use electronic means, via administrative rule.

• Eliminates the summer youth intern pilot program and removes references to it from related statutes, effective June 30, 2026.

• Specifies that employer liability determinations, billing, and contribution rate notifications will be accessible through the online portal, with timelines for appeals starting from portal availability.

• Removes obsolete language regarding mailing and updates statutory language for gender-neutrality and clarity.

Signed by Governor June 2, 2026. Takes effect June 30, 2026, and July 1, 2026.