This is the Georgia Employer Filed Claims Tutorial. This is the first screen you will see when you visit the website: dol.georgia.gov
Click on the employers tab and select “Employer Portal”.
Tutorial Employer Portal
“DO NOT BOOKMARK EMPLOYER PORTAL PAGES!”
Do not bookmark the link to this page. You should access the portal directly through the website. View the administrator guide for complete instructions on how to register an account with the employer portal.
Enter information here if you have already created a username and password.
Establish administrator if this is the first time accessing the employer portal. Reset password to retreive password on an account already setup. Forgot username to retreive username on an account already setup.
Select “File Employer Filed Claims (Partial Claims)”.
Select “Upload a properly formatted Excel spreadsheet of Employer Filed Claims for a week ending date” radio button. Then click “Continue”.
It is recommended that you download the provided employer filed claims upload Excel template and save it to your documents. Also print the record layout specifications to assistant completing the template.
You should read an attest to the employer affidavit and acknowledge by checking the box.
Employers must file an employer field partial claim for each pay period in which their employees are working reduced hours furloughed or laid off due the pandemic. One normal operations resume employers should no longer submit weekly employer filed partial claims.
This will ensure your employees only receive unemployment benfits during the time that they are partially or fully unemployed due the pandemic.
Record Layout Specifications
Let´s take a looh at the Record Layout Specifications and the Employer Filed Claims Upload Excel template…
The letter(s) next to each filed corresponds with the letters(s) on the spreedsheet.
Column Q
Column Q will equal Y if the employee earned more than $7,300 during the entire time employed with the company.
If column Q = Y, leave Column R blank.
If column Q = N, the total amount earned (less than $7,300) during the entire time employed with the company should be entered in column R, per the specifications layout description.
More Columns
If column AA = N, no information should be entered in column AB.
If column AC = Y, no information should be entered in columns AD – AF.
If column AC = N, columns AD – AF must be completed per the specifications layout description.
If column AG = N, no informations should be entered in columns AH – AL.
Download Excel
You can also download the Employer Filed Claims Upload Excel template from the bottom of the Records Layout Specifications page.
You must indicate acknowledge of the information shown above to proceed.
That complete this tutorial.
