States Should Consider Using Coronavirus Relief Funds to Improve UI Solvency
The COVID-19 recession has significantly impacted the solvency of state UI Trust Fund Accounts. A snapshot of the status of […]
Business Coalition Raises Concerns with California COVID Presumption
A business led coalition is raising concerns with legislation proposed in California that would largely incorporate the terms of Governor
States Have Until September 10th to Apply for Federal Grants for Supplemental Payments
On August 13th FEMA released the notice to states enabling applications for grants for lost wages supplement payment assistance (LWA).
President Trump’s Executive Order on UI Would be a Challenge to Implement
On Saturday, August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders (EOs), including an EO to address the
Business Representatives Ask Congress for Relief from Increasing Unemployment Taxes Due to COVID
Business representatives from state and national business associations by letter dated August 3, 2020 joined to ask Congress to provide
President Trump Signs Legislation Providing Benefit Charging Relief for Reimbursing Employers
On August 3, 2020 President Trump signed the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 (S 4209)
UWC urges Congress to Address UI Trust Fund Solvency – Join this Request!
In a letter dated July 24, 2020, UWC urged Congress to address UI Solvency issues with four specific provisions that
US DOL Addresses PUA Integrity in Updated Q and A
On July 21, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor released Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 16-20 Change 2. The UIPL
UI Taxes Are Going Up due to the COVID-19 Recession
Attention is needed to Charging and Rates Many State UI agencies had difficulty managing the dramatic increases in unemployment compensation
US DOL or Congress Should Act Now to Address PUA Fraud
On May 26, 2020 the US DOL Inspector General released an Alert Memorandum identifying serious problems in interpretation and administration