Background Information:
Process Name: |
Reinstate Employer Account Due to Purchase, Merger, Acquisition, or Assumption of Business |
Role: |
• The Employer |
Objective(s): |
• To reactivate an Employer account, using the Employer Self-Service Portal, which had previously been inactivated. |
Before you begin: |
• The Employer’s account is “Inactive”. • The Employer wants the account reactivated due to a purchase of business. |
What happens next: |
• SUITS sends a Review Employer Reinstate Purchase work item to the UI agency to review the reinstatement request. |
How to do it:
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User Action |
System Response |
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1. |
Click the Account Maintenance menu item, from the Home screen, on the left navigation panel. |
SUITS displays the Employer Maintenance screen. |
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2. |
Click the Reinstate Account link. |
SUITS displays the Revive Employer Account Wizard. |
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3. |
Review the information on the screen. |
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4. |
Select the Yes or No radio button, in the Initial Reinstate Account panel, to answer the question: “Is reinstate being requested as a result of the purchase of a business?” |
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• Regardless of the answer to this question, a workflow will be triggered at the end of this process for staff to review.
• If the Reinstate Request answer is “No” to the Purchase of Business question, SUITS creates a “Review Employer Reinstate” workflow.
• If the Reinstate Request answer is “Yes” to the Purchase of Business question, SUITS creates a “Review Employer Reinstate Purchase” workflow. |
5. |
Click the Next button. |
SUITS displays the Enter Additional Reinstate Information screen. |
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6. |
Review the information on the screen. |
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If the User’s FEIN has changed since he suspended the Employer account, he must register as a new Employer. |
7. |
Enter the Number of Employees in the Verify Information panel. |
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8. |
Select an item from the Reason for Reinstatement dropdown menu. |
SUITS displays the additional field: Date Wages Resumed. |
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9. |
Enter the Date Wages Resumed. |
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10. |
Review your NAICS Code. |
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11. |
Click the Change NAICS Code button, if needed. |
SUITS displays the Change NAICS Code screen. |
This is an optional step. This step will allow the User to change the business classification. |
12. |
Select an item from the 1st Classification dropdown menu that best describes the function of the business. |
SUITS populates the options within the 2nd Classification dropdown menu based on your selection from the 1st Classification menu. |
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13. |
Select an item from the 2nd Classification dropdown menu that best describes the function of the business. |
SUITS populates the options within the 3rd Classification dropdown menu based on your selection from the 2nd Classification menu. |
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14. |
Repeat the steps and select an option from all the Classification menus. |
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15. |
Click the Next button. |
SUITS returns to the Enter Additional Reinstate Information screen. |
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16. |
Enter Notes (not required). |
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The Notes field allows the business to communicate any other information to the agency during the reinstate process. |
17. |
Click the Next button. |
SUITS displays the Summary screen. |
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18. |
Review the information. |
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To change any information: • Click the Previous button. • Return to the screen on which you want to change information. • Update the information. When you are done, click Next to return to the Summary screen. |
19. |
Read the Certification statement. |
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20. |
Select the checkbox corresponding to the Certification Statement. |
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SUITS requires you to select this checkbox before proceeding. |
21. |
Click the Next button. |
SUITS displays the Confirmation screen. |
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22. |
Read the information on the Confirmation screen. |
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SUITS displays the statement: “Your request to reinstate your South Carolina
Unemployment Insurance (UI) account has been received but cannot be
processed due to the following: You have indicated that the reinstatement
is requested as a result of the purchase of another SC business. If you
have additional concerns, submit your questions here.” |
23. |
Click the Finish button. |
SUITS displays the Employer Maintenance screen. |
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24. |
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SUITS sends a Review Employer Reactivation work item to the agency. |
The agency must review the request before the Employer is reinstated. |