On September 28, 2020, Speaker Pelosi released the summary of the Updated Version of the HEROES Act for consideration in response to the Coronavirus and as an economic stimulus. The proposal would dramatically increase administrative funding and unemployment compensation for individuals impacted by COVID-19 and the ensuing recession. (see section by section summary) Provisions of particular [...]
A business led coalition is raising concerns with legislation proposed in California that would largely incorporate the terms of Governor Newsom’s executive order that created a COVID-19 presumption. The letter from the group attached addresses the provisions in SB 1159, which includes three Sections. SECTION 1 codifies the policy contained in Executive Order N-62-20, which was [...]
On Saturday, August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders (EOs), including an EO to address the extension of additional unemployment compensation payments. The EO seeks to provide authority for an additional $400 per week through the end of the year under a new program that would be funded under a federal/state match [...]
Business representatives from state and national business associations by letter dated August 3, 2020 joined to ask Congress to provide unemployment tax relief from the dramatic increases in unemployment taxes and costs to employers due to unemployment compensation paid because of the COVID-19 shut downs. The closing of businesses due to COVID-19 was made by Governors [...]
On August 3, 2020 President Trump signed the Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 (S 4209) into law. The Act was previously passed by unanimous consent in the US House or Representatives. The new law provides a much-needed fix to help reimbursing employers manage the required payments in lieu of contributions charged [...]
In a letter dated July 24, 2020, UWC urged Congress to address UI Solvency issues with four specific provisions that should be enacted to reduce the tremendous financing burden on employers and state unemployment trust funds caused by COVID-19 closures. The request includes the following: Provide for a transfer of federal funds to state UI trust [...]
Attention is needed to Charging and Rates Many State UI agencies had difficulty managing the dramatic increases in unemployment compensation claims arising from lay-offs and the recession. Just as states are catching up with UI benefit payment issues, many are also having difficulty matching charges with employer accounts. The additional $600 payment required under Section 2104 [...]
On July 9, 2020 the US House or Representatives passed S. 4209 by unanimous consent to provide a much-needed fix to help reimbursing employers manage the required payments in lieu of contributions charged to their accounts for unemployment compensation. The passage came after the US Senate had also passed the bill by unanimous consent. This remarkable [...]
On Monday, June 8, 2020, UWC submitted a letter of opposition to the House and Senate Committees with jurisdiction concerning Title V Section 120501 of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act) as it was passed by the House of Representatives. The letter was submitted to assure that the committees with jurisdiction [...]
On June 1, 2020, Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX), the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Ways and Means, announced introduction of the Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2020. Background: As part of the CARES Act, Congress provided $600/week in supplemental unemployment benefits to provide much needed support and economic relief for [...]
