UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE-VARIOUS

Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that when an individual has received benefits and been found to be ineligible for those benefits, the individual must be provided notice of his or her appeal rights. Permits the Director of Employment Security to request that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Treasury withhold any sum of benefits that an ineligible individual has received through the individual's own fault. Provides that, with the written consent of a claimant or employing unit and an agreement not to publicly disclose, the Director shall provide requested information related to a claim to a public officer or his or her agent. Provides that nothing under the Act prohibits the disclosure of contracts entered into by the Department of Employment Security in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Illinois Procurement Code, all contracts for services, purchases, or sales by the Department not subject to public bid shall be made available on the Department's website after execution of the contract. Effective immediately.