Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange (SIDES)

Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) is a web based system that allows electronic transmission of UI information requests from UI agencies to multi-state employers and/or Third Party Administrators (TPAs), as well as transmission of replies containing the requested information back to the UI agencies.

The current implementation of SIDES allows for the exchange of Separation Information. Earnings Verification is in production and Monetary and Potential Charges will be done in late April. Future data formats, include but are limited to formats such as non-monetary determinations, benefit charges, and lower authority appeal decision information.

This site contains documents that state UI agencies and employers/TPAs may review to gain a deeper understanding of SIDES and how it operates. More technical documents are available, on request, for IT developers. As the SIDES project moves forward, additional SIDES documents will be made available.

For additional information, please contact Chris Peretto at cperetto@naswa.org or call (202) 744-9182. You may also contact John Sharkey at john.sharkey@itsc.org or (202) 744-2649 for further support.
 

Completed products include the:

E-Response

• How employers use E-Response  Updated: May 2012
• Separation Information E-Response Web Site User Guide  Updated: April 2012
• User Guide for Earnings Verification 
• Screen Shots – Separation Information Exchange 
• Screen Shots – Earnings Verification Exchange 

Web Services

• Documentation for Web Services
  • Introductory Guide  Updated: May 2011
  • Implementation Guide - V3.0  Updated: May 2012
  • Developer Guide
    • Part A - Introduction - V2.2
    • Part B - Connector Requirements - V2.2
    • Part C - Development Steps - V2.2
  • SIDES Agreement to Participate 


• SIDES Standardized Exchange Formats
  • Separation Information Exchange Note: Print outs are 8.5" x 14" (legal size)
    • State UI Agency Request for Separation Information Data Format  Updated: May 2012
    • Employer or TPA Response Data Format  Updated: May 2012
  • Earnings Verification Exchange Note: Print outs are 8.5" x 14" (legal size)
    • State UI Agency Request For Earnings Verification  Updated: May 2012
    • Employer or TPA Response Data Format  Updated: May 2012
  • Monetary and Potential Charges Note: Print outs are 8.5" x 14" (legal size)
    • State UI Agency Request For Monetary And Potential Charges  Updated: May 2012
    • Employer or TPA Response Data Format  Updated: May 2012
  • Benefit Charge Back to Employer (Draft) 
  • Nonmonetary Determinations (Draft) 
  • Lower Authority Appeals Decisions (Draft) 


• Governance
  • SIDES Governance 

SIDES Information and Fact Sheets

• Log into the SIDES Devolopment Site to access the SIDES Marketing Toolkit and Presentation
• SIDES and SIDES E-Response Fact Sheet
• SIDES Fact Sheet
• SIDES E-Response Fact Sheet
• SIDES and SIDES E-Response Comparison Table
• SIDES and SIDES E-Response Frequently Asked Questions

SIDES Participant Status

• Separation Information Exchange
  • State Status  Updated: May 2012
  • State Status - SIDES E-Response  Updated: May 2012
  • Employer / TPA Status  Updated: May 2012

• Earnings Verification
  • State Status - SIDES Updated: May 2012