2025 National UI Issues Conference Highlights
The National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation will host the 2025 National Unemployment Insurance Issues Conference June 25 – 27 at the Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King Street, Charleston SC 29403.
2024 Unemployment Insurance Issues Conference
The National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation hosted the 2024 National Unemployment Insurance Issues Conference, June 26-June 28, 2024 at The Davenport Grand, Autograph Collection Hotel in Spokane, WA.
About UWC
Established in 1933, UWC – Strategic Services on Unemployment & Workers’ Compensation (UWC) is the only broad-based, country-wide association exclusively devoted to representing the interests of the business community on national unemployment insurance (UI) and workers’ compensation (WC) public policy issues.
Unemployment Insurance News
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available through Unemployment Insurance Agencies
In addition to assistance that may otherwise be available directly through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, State [...]
Striking Workers’ are Not Eligible for Unemployment Compensation
Recent proposals in some states and the current strike announced by the International Longshore Workers once again [...]
Senators Wyden, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address UI Fraud Prosecution, Benefit Accessibility and Waiver of Overpayments
On July 10, 2024, the Chair and ranking member of the US Senate Committee on Finance, Senators [...]
Workers’ Compensation News
CMS Releases Updated Guidance for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Reporting and Reviews
On April 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new detailed guidance for [...]
Bi-Partisan COMP Act (HR 7368) Gains Support from Business and Worker Representatives
On Friday, March 15th business and worker representatives joined in support of the Comp Act (HR 7368) introduced [...]
CMS Expands Workers’ Compensation Reporting Requirements with No New Statutory or Regulatory Authority
On February 23, 2024 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an alert seeking [...]
Workforce Issues
Vaccination Requirement May Impact Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Compensation Determinations
On Thursday, November 4, 2021 the Biden-Harris Administration released a press release describing emergency regulations requiring COVID-19 [...]
Montana Ending Extra Federal Unemployment Compensation & Incentivizing Return to Work
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announced that by June 27 Montana will end its participation in the federal [...]
UWC and Business Groups File Opposition to Longshore Presumption for COVID
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, UWC and a broad based coalition of business representatives submitted a letter [...]
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We rely on UWC to provide us with advance notice of legislative initiatives involving unemployment compensation — the UWC allows us to take a look over the edge of the horizon on federal and state legislative issues. Staying ahead of legislative issues is a great value for all employers.