Equifax Workforce Solutions Webinar Gets to the Heart of Southwest Airlines' Unemployment Cost Management Strategy

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Aug 19, 2015, 07:00 ET

ATLANTA, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO:	Robert Austin, vice president, Equifax Workforce Solutions, a leader in human resource, analytics and verification services, and Kevin Minchey, Labor & Employment Attorney at Southwest Airlines, Co., a major U.S. airline and the world's largest low-cost carrier

WHAT:	Will present a complimentary webinar titled, "Intelligent Unemployment Claims Response and Cost Management – A Southwest Airlines Case Study"

WHEN:	Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. EDT (12:00 p.m. CDT / 11:00 a.m. MDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT)

WHERE:	Additional information and registration can be found at:
	http://workforce.equifax.com/UCwebinarsouthwestairlines?source=press

DETAILS:
As unemployment legislation continues to evolve, employers need to remain vigilant about their claims response and cost management solutions. In order to do so, companies need to stay abreast of the information that is available and closely monitor the latest developments, while minimizing any additional cost or labor.

During this informative webinar, Robert Austin, vice president, Equifax Workforce Solutions, a leader in human resource, analytics and verification services, will join Kevin Minchey, Labor & Employment Attorney at Southwest Airlines, Co., to discuss how Southwest leverages data and intuitive technology to identify and eliminate sources of non-compliant claims response, analyze prior state determinations and take advantage of unemployment cost saving opportunities. In addition, Austin and Minchey will show how companies employ industry data to more accurately predict the success rate of protested claims as well as identify potential opportunities for improvement. Webinar attendees will hear exactly how Southwest implemented a next-generation approach to unemployment claims response and how their companies can utilize similar strategies to positively impact the bottom line.

Attendees: HR professionals and business leaders interested in learning more about effective strategies for unemployment claims response and cost management are encouraged to attend this informative webinar.

Registration: Information for "Intelligent Unemployment Claims Response and Cost Management – A Southwest Airlines Case Study" can be accessed at: http://workforce.equifax.com/UCwebinarsouthwestairlines?source=press.

This complimentary session is part of a series of educational webinars presented by Equifax Workforce Solutions experts.

About Equifax
Equifax is a global leader in consumer, commercial and workforce information solutions that provide businesses of all sizes and consumers with insight and information they can trust. Equifax organizes and assimilates data on more than 600 million consumers and 81 million businesses worldwide. The company's significant investments in differentiated data, its expertise in advanced analytics to explore and develop new multi-source data solutions, and its leading-edge proprietary technology enables it to create and deliver unparalleled customized insights that enrich both the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers. Equifax Workforce Solutions (also known as TALX), an Equifax business unit, is a leading provider of human resource, data, analytics and verification services.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Equifax operates or has investments in 19 countries and is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500® Index. Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX. In 2014, Equifax was nominated as a Bloomberg BusinessWeek Top 50 company; its CIO was listed as one of the top 100 by CIO magazine; and the company was named to the Fintech 100 list, was recognized as a top 20 company to work for by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and was named a 2014 InformationWeek Elite 100 Winner. For more information, please visit www.equifaxworkforce.com or www.equifax.com.

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