34 Pa. Code § 65.41 - Filing methods
(a) An
application for benefits shall be filed by one of the following methods:
(1) Telephoning a UC Office and providing the
information required by the Department representative.
(2) Completing the Department's Internet
application and electronically transmitting it to the Department.
(3) Completing the Department's application
form and sending the form to a UC Office by United States Mail or transmitting
the form to a UC Office by facsimile machine.
(b) A claim for compensation shall be filed
by one of the following methods:
(1)
Telephoning a UC Office and providing the information required by the
Department representative.
(2)
Telephoning the Department's telephone claim system and providing all
information required by the system.
(3) Completing the Department's Internet
claim and electronically transmitting it to the Department.
(c) The filing date of an
application for benefits or a claim for compensation is:
(1) For applications and claims filed by
telephone, the date when the telephone call occurs if the claimant provides the
information required by the Department representative or the Department's
telephone claim system.
(2) For
applications and claims filed by the Internet, the date indicated on the
confirmation page displayed upon completion of the filing process.
(3) For applications and claims filed by
United States Mail:
(i) The date of the
official United States Postal Service postmark on the envelope, a United States
Postal Service Form 3817 (Certificate of Mailing) or a United States Postal
Service certified mail receipt.
(ii) If there is no official United States
Postal Service postmark, United States Postal Service Form 3817 or United
States Postal Service certified mail receipt, the date of a postage meter mark
on the envelope.
(iii) If the
filing date cannot be determined by any of the methods in subparagraph (i) or
(ii), the date recorded by the UC Office when it receives the application or
claim.
(4) For
applications filed by facsimile machine:
(i)
The date of receipt imprinted by the UC Office fax machine.
(ii) If the UC Office fax machine does not
imprint a legible date, the date of transmission imprinted by the sender's fax
machine.
(iii) If the filing date
cannot be determined by any of the methods in subparagraph (i) or (ii), the
date recorded by the UC Office when it receives the application.
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