On March 11, 2025, the US House of Representatives passed the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act (HR 1156) with a bi-partisan vote of 295-127. The bill extends authority for criminal prosecution and recovery of fraudulently claimed unemployment compensation paid under the CARES Act. See Rules Committee Text at BILLS-119hr1156rh.pdf UWC supports enactment of this legislation and submitted [...]
On Thursday, November 4, 2021 the Biden-Harris Administration released a press release describing emergency regulations requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers. See Biden-Harris Administration Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers | CMS The press release references emergency regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that may be [...]
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announced that by June 27 Montana will end its participation in the federal supplemental unemployment benefit program that provides the jobless with an additional $300 a week and replace it with return to work bonuses. Congress enacted the supplement in its Covid legislation, but Governor Gianforte noted that it has become a [...]
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, UWC and a broad based coalition of business representatives submitted a letter of opposition to the inclusion of a presumption of workers’ compensation coverage and compensability for COVID-19 infection that was not in the course of employment and did not arise from employment. >> UWC and Business Groups File Opposition to [...]
According to some recent polling in Colorado it appears that Colorado Amendment 69, which would increase employer paid payroll taxes to establish a new state single payer system, has substantial support and it could pass as an initiative in Colorado. In addition to the increased payroll tax that it would impose, passage would raise questions about [...]
On Friday, December 18, 2015, the President signed into law H.R. 2029 – the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016,” which provides fiscal year 2016 full-year appropriations through September 30, 2016 for all agencies. See text at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114hr2029enr/pdf/BILLS-114hr2029enr.pdf. The Act included two provisions of note related to unemployment compensation or workers’ compensation. Workforce Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Extension [...]
Denver, Colo.--The CACI Board of Directors this week voted to oppose Amendment 69, a ballot initiative that would create a state governmental universal health-care system that would mandate $25 billion in new taxes on workers, employers and taxpayers in its first full year of implementation. The system would be called ColoradoCare. Amendment 69 has been approved [...]
Download Full Report The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce Foundation on May 8th released a “white paper” review of the state’s workforce system with a list of 13 options for reform. Governor McCrory, the North Carolina Workforce Commission, and the North Carolina Department of Commerce have already initiated a series of administrative reforms. The White Paper [...]
