Topic: Human Resources
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A few weeks after letting an employee go, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) called us and asked several questions about how the employee was terminated, what was said, etc. We have not yet received any formal notice of the employee’s claim for unemployment benefits, and we do not intend to challenge the employee’s claim. Are we required to answer these questions?
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While this question is outside the purview of our practice area, we have briefly reviewed the Unemployment Insurance Act and the accompanying administrative rules regarding your question. We are not aware of any provisions in the Unemployment Insurance Act or its rules that would require an employer to respond to informal, ex parte questions about…