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reimbursement, interest and penalty due through the date of the

employer's application.

(2) If the employer is contributory, the employer's reserve account

balance as of the most recent computation date preceding the

date of the employer's application is a positive number.

(3) The employer has paid wages for the 12 consecutive calendar

quarters preceding the date of the employer's application.

(b) Application.--An application under this section shall be made in the

manner prescribed by the department and contain all information required

by the department, including the following:

(1) The employer's written plan, describing the manner in which the

requirements of this article will be implemented, including a plan

for giving advance notice, where feasible, to participating employees

whose hours of work are reduced, an estimate of the number of

layoffs that would have occurred in the absence of the employer's

shared-work plan and other information required by the department

and the United States Department of Labor.

(1.1) The employer's assurance that it will provide reports to the

department relating to the operation of its shared-work plan at the

times and in the manner prescribed by the department and containing

all information required by the department, including the number of

hours worked each week by participating employees.

(2) The employer's assurance that it will not hire new employees in or

transfer employees to the affected unit during the effective period

of the shared-work plan.

(3) The employer's assurance that it will not lay off participating

employees during the effective period of the shared-work plan,

or reduce participating employees' hours of work by more than the

reduction percentage during the effective period of the shared-work

plan, except in cases of holidays, designated vacation periods,

equipment maintenance or similar circumstances.

(4) A list of the week or weeks within the requested effective period

of the shared-work plan during which participating employees are

anticipated to work fewer hours than the number of hours