Raise an Issue

Unemployment benefits paid to an applicant may be used to compute your future Unemployment Insurance tax rate or charged to your account unless an issue is raised and you are mailed a determination stating that your account will not be affected.

Failure to raise a job separation issue within ten calendar days may affect your account.

Step-by-step instructions to raise an issue:

1. Go to www.uimn.org, click on Employer Login.
2. Enter your User ID and Password, click Login.
3. On My Home Page, click on Determinations and Issue Summary.
4. Find the applicant's Determination of Benefit Account, Benefit Account Notice, or Reactivation Notice you want to raise an issue against.
   
   To search for an applicant's name:
   
   
• Enter the applicant’s Social Security number (SSN) in the ‘Search - Determinations, Issues and Account Notices’ SSN text boxes, click Search, or
• Select Determination of Benefit Account, Benefit Account Notice, or Reactivation Notice from the ‘Search - Determinations, Issues and Account Notices’ drop down menu, click Search.
  
  
5. Review benefit account information, click Raise an Issue. (See example)
6. Select the radio button(s) that most closely answer(s) the questions asked. Click Next.
7. A series of questions will follow depending upon how the questions in step 6 were answered. At the end of the questions, you will be returned to the ‘Determinations and Issue Summary page (step #4), where you can raise another issue or end the process.