Republican Leaders Introduce Bill to Avoid Unemployment Fraud and Recover Overpayments
On June 9, 2022, US House Republican Leadership announced legislation to improve the financing and systems used to address UI fraud, […]
Rep. Danny Davis (D – IL) introduces Bill to Waive Interest on Federal Unemployment Loans
On March 3, 2022, Representative Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced the Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the
USDOL Seeks to Broaden Pandemic Benefit Overpayment Waivers – Administrative Challenges
On February 7, 2022, the US Department of Labor released UI-PL 20-21, Change 1 To provide additional instructions for circumstances
US Supreme Court Vaccination Decisions Impact on Unemployment Compensation
Two US Supreme Court decisions recently addressed the question of whether federal agencies had authority to require that individuals be
Texas Pays off Loan from Federal Unemployment Account
The Texas Workforce Commission announced today (November 9, 2021), that Governor Abbott signed SB 8 making supplemental appropriations including appropriating
US DOL Grants Available to States to Promote Equitable UI Application
On August 17, 2021, the US DOL ETA released UI PL 23-21 detailing the availability of up to $260 million
Interest Due September 30, 2021 on State UI Loans
The temporary waiver of interest on state unemployment trust fund loans provided in Section 4103 in the Families First Coronavirus
US Treasury and US DOL Permit ARPA Funds to be Used for Expanded Unemployment Benefits after September 6th
On Thursday, August 19, 2021 the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and the U.S. Secretary of Labor informed congressional leadership
US DOL Begins UI Modernization Assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
On August 11, 2021 the US Department of Labor released a series of documents describing how it intends to use
Business Associations Support Cancellation of Pandemic Unemployment Extra Benefits
In May 2021, Governor Mike DeWine notified the United States Department of Labor that Ohio would be terminating its administration