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Preface - Table of Contents

PR 5 INTRODUCTION

A. Purpose of the Benefit Determination Guide
B. Derivation of the Benefit Determination Guide
C. Scope of the Benefit Determination Guide
D. How to Use the Benefit Determination Guide

PR 10 MAKING THE DETERMINATION

A. Purpose of the Determination Interview
B. Issue - Defined
C. Determination – Defined
D. Role of the Determinations Interviewer
E. Resources
F. The Fact-Finding Process
G. Who Has to Prove What?
H. Weighing the Facts
I. Making a Decision

PR 15 EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

A. Employment as a Contract
B. "Conditional" Contracts
C. Contract Formation
D. Summary

PR 20 DUE PROCESS

A. History of "Due Process"
B. "Due Process of Law," Defined
C. Requirement of "State Action"
D. What Process is Due?

PR 25 FEDERAL LAWS

A. The Civil Rights Act
B. The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
C. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
D. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
E. The Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)

Benefit Determination Guide

  • Able and Available
  • Miscellaneous
  • Misconduct
  • Preface
  • Suitable Work
  • Total and Partial Unemployment
  • Trade Dispute
  • Voluntary Quit
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