WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 311

(3) The specific mechanisms that employers can
utilize to ask for the assistance of the State's quick response
program.

(c)  The Department [of Employment and Training] shall
maintain the capacity to provide employment and training services
through the quick response program. This capacity shall include,
but not be limited to:

(1)  On-site unemployment insurance bulk claims
registration: for incidents where 25 or more workers are laid off
at 1 time, taking initial unemployment insurance claims at the
employee's place of business;

(2)  Registration for federal Trade Readjustment Act
services: if the business closing is due to foreign competition,
assisting workers in seeking federal training benefits and
additional unemployment insurance compensation benefits;

(3)  Provision of labor market and retraining
information: in conjunction with local service providers,
providing both local labor market information and retraining
information that can assist the workers to obtain reemployment
and/or retraining;

(4)  Job placement services: through the regular
office services or through special on-site services, providing a
range of job placement services utilizing the "job bank";

(5)  Job seeking and finding information: providing
1-day workshops to assist job seekers in learning how to seek and
secure jobs; or

(6)  Referral to retraining opportunities: through
liaisons with the private industry councils/service delivery
areas and the community college network, providing referrals for
dislocated workers for retraining opportunities.

(d)  The Department [of Employment and Training] shall
distribute the reduction in operations guidelines to all
employers in the State every 2 years. The distribution shall
begin no later than July 1, 1986.

(e)  The Department shall monitor layoff and employment
patterns and payments of unemployment compensation contributions
to identify employers that are likely to experience large losses
in employment or a reduction in operations.

(f)  If the Department identifies an employer that is
likely to experience large losses in employment or a reduction in
operations, the Department shall confidentially contact the
employer and offer the assistance of the Department in providing
alternative employment and retraining opportunities, including

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