If You Are an Employer - Kentucky Career Center

Employer Self-Service Site

At Kentucky’s Unemployment Insurance Self-Service site, any liable employer can:

Apply for an Employer Reserve Account, including for an acquisition or purchase of an existing business;
Apply for IRS certification or recertification;
Apply for a Letter of Good Standing for the Secretary of State: Employer Registration
Update a mailing address, phone number, or email address;
File quarterly reports and make payments;
Request inactivation of an Employer Reserve Account;
Request a refund for overpayment of taxes;
Register for a TPA (Third Party Administrator) account; and
Report Fraud or Misclassification (incorrectly paying employees as independent contractors).

SIDES (State Information Data Exchange System) / Submitting Electronic Claims Protests

SIDES is a free electronic system that uses a nationally standardized format to easily respond to UI information requests, attach documentation when needed, and receive a date-stamped confirmation of receipt.

If you would like to receive or respond to UI information requests electronically, please enroll for SIDES using Kentucky’s Unemployment Insurance Self-Service Site.

Please watch our informational video on the SIDES program.

Work Refusal Form

Under Section 341.350 of the Kentucky Unemployment Compensation Laws and Regulations, an individual shall be ineligible for benefits if he/she failed, without good cause, either to apply for available, suitable work or to accept suitable work when offered to him/her by the employment office or an employing unit.

As of January 1, 2023, unemployment insurance claimants must accept an offer of work if:

A claimant has received at least six (6) weeks of benefits during the present period of unemployment;
The job pays at least 120% of a claimant’s Weekly Benefit Amount;
The job is located within 30 miles of a claimant’s home or is a permanent remote job; and
A claimant is qualified to do the job, even without related experience or training.

If you know of someone who has refused to accept suitable work, please visit our UI Fraud page to provide details about the refusal.

Browse our FAQs about Unemployment Insurance.