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PART FIVE: WEEKLY CERTIFICATIONS Page 8 • Filing your weekly certification • How to file your weekly certification • Reporting your earnings • What to do if you move or travel?

PART SIX: SPECIAL PROGRAMS Page 10 • Military employment • Federal employment • Educational employment • The Trade Act program • Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance • Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) • Disaster Unemployment Assistance • Extended benefits • Employer filed claims

PART SEVEN: FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS Page 13 • What is fraud? • Fraud detection programs • Penalties for fraud • Overpayment of benefits • Waiver of repayment of overpayment

PART EIGHT: APPEALS Page 15 • What is an appeal? • Notice of hearing • Hearing procedure • Evidence and affidavits • Attendance of witnesses and subpoenas • The appeals decision • The board of appeals • Circuit court

PART NINE: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IS THE LAW ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 17 • What to do if you believe you have experienced discrimination?

GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS Page 19 • Definitions of key words and phrases underlined in this handbook.