Benefits of membership include access to expertise on unemployment insurance
(UI) and workers' compensation (WC), alerts, services, research, and a
forum where members meet to deal with UI and WC issues.
Services and products include:
Legislative and Lobbying efforts take place throughout the year. The
association staff include 2 registered attorney-lobbyists who assist in accomplishing the membership's legislative/regulatory
agenda and in representing UWC before Congress, executive agencies,
national forums, and the news media. UWC is the only organization with
a legislative/regulatory program dedicated solely to watching out for
the interests of the business community on national UI and WC issues.
In addition, UWC is the only national business information resource
for organizations who lobby on UI and WC issues at the state level.
Issues and Legal Research services include analysis of and comments
on legislative and regulatory proposals; comparative information on
state UI and WC laws and fiscal performance; research and studies on
topical issues; amicus briefs; fax and email alerts to members on status
of legislation; and long-term strategic planning on key issues important
to our members. UWC manages the National Foundation for Unemployment
Compensation and Workers' Compensation, which produces the annual Highlights
of State Unemployment Compensation Laws book and other reference
materials on UI and WC.
Technical Assistance on key UI and WC issues includes interpretation
of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, DOL policies on state UI requirements,
as well as details on state UI and WC laws and UI tax schedules. UWC
maintains a website at www.UWCstrategy.org
to provide additional assistance to our members.
Affiliation and Liaison efforts include partnerships with organizations
who share common goals, and liaison with Department of Labor leadership
and state UI and WC officials, to get results for UWC members.
Conferences cover entry level and advanced claims and tax administration
and complex legal and management issues. UWC's National Foundation sponsors
the acclaimed annual National
UI Issues Conference, with leading edge topics and presenters from
business, government, and academia. Attendees can receive up to 1.5
CEU units.
Professional Growth is a benefit to members, through volunteer service
on UWC's UI and WC Committees, Board of Directors, and the Board of
Trustees of UWC's National Foundation.
UWC - Strategic Services on Unemployment & Workers' Compensation
and the National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation & Workers' Compensation
910 17th Street, NW, Suite 315, Washington, DC 20006.
Phone: (202) 223-8902. Fax: (202) 783-1616. info@UWCstrategy.org