On December 22, 2017 President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1). The new act includes an employer credit for paid family leave. This provision was developed by Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) to provide employers with a tax credit to encourage them to offer paid family leave. UWC provided some technical assistance in [...]
The conference report has been released and a vote is expected this week on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (HR 1). The President has indicated that he will sign the bill into law. Click here for the legislative text for the conference report. One of the provisions retains the Senate language to include an [...]
On December 11, 2017 the US Department of Labor released for comment a proposal for authority to review the use of alternative financing of the repayment of federal UI loans. See https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-12-11/pdf/2017-26668.pdf This is the first step for US DOL to become educated about the use of alternative financing. Because a significant number of states have opted to [...]
The U.S. Department of Labor review of state UI loan status and remaining balances has been completed for 2017 and the only states with remaining outstanding loans as of November 10th were California and the Virgin Islands. As a result of the outstanding loan balances, employers in California and the Virgin Islands will be subject to a [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 1, 2017 – Kelly Services Vice President Matt Harvill was recognized by the national association representing business in unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation law and policy. Matt Harvill served as Chairman of UWC – Strategic Services on Unemployment & Workers’ Compensation (UWC) for more than 13 years (2003 to 2016). He is the [...]
The Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program is part of the federal response to unemployment caused by the impact of Hurricane Harvey. The DUA program in Texas and other states, is administered through the state UI agency. The provisions of the program are similar to the regular Unemployment Insurance program but also apply to individuals who become [...]
Budget Resolution May Impact SSDI and UI On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the House Budget committee released its Budget Resolution for FY 2018 and proceeded to hold a mark-up in the Budget Committee on July 19th. The proposed budget outline sets budget targets for House standing committees. The committees with primary or sequential jurisdiction for unemployment [...]
CBO Projects FY 2018 Parental Leave Program would increase federal spending by $22 billion and raise UI taxes The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) review of the President’s FY 2018 Parental Leave proposal projects that the proposal would result in an increase in direct federal spending of approximately $22 billion over the ten year budget period. The [...]
The President’s FY 2018 Budget was released today and contains a number of items that impact Unemployment Insurance, particularly the proposed required parental leave. The Budget summary document may be accessed athttps://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/budget.pdf The budget document includes: Provide Paid Parental Leave. During his campaign, the President pledged to provide paid family leave to help new parents. The [...]
(Photo by Ron Sachs - Pool/Getty Images) President Trump today signed HJ Res 42 disallowing US DOL adopted regulations that limited drug testing of UI claimants by state UI agencies. >> White House Signed Legislation >> H.J. Res. 42 House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady was an advocate for the disallowance of the [...]
