Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Wagner-Peyser Program (Employment Services)
All Program-Specific Requirements provided for the WIOA core programs in this section must be addressed for either a Unified or Combined State Plan.
d. 3. Administration of the Work Test for the State Unemployment Compensation System, Including Making Eligibility Assessments (for Referral to Ui Adjudication, if Needed), and Providing Job Finding and Placement Services for Ui Claimants; and
Current Narrative:
Administration of the Work Test for State UI system: Claimants are required to register with Maine’s Job Link (Maine’s labor exchange system) and to actively use the system to look for work. Through interfaces between Maine’s UI and job bank systems, UI claims takers and web application processes allow the UI staff to determine whether a claimant is registered with Maine’s Job Link. Claimants who are not registered are directed to the job bank to register before they can file a claim. Both UI and Employment Services are undergoing system transitions that will result in an immediate connection to labor exchange for all UI claimants. Upon implementation of the two systems, a claimant’s work history will be matched with available jobs in Maine’s Job Link and the claimant will be notified of the job potential during the initial claim.