Sep 12, 2026 | Blog, Employer Resources, Legislative
Unemployment hearings are easier to manage when preparation starts before the hearing date gets close. For HR, employee relations, legal and compliance teams, UI hearing preparation depends on organized documentation, consistent separation details, prepared witnesses...
Sep 9, 2026 | Blog, Employer Resources, Legislative
Fraudulent unemployment insurance claims remain an ongoing employer risk. For HR, finance and compliance leaders, UI fraud control should not be treated as a one-time response to a suspicious notice. It should be part of a consistent unemployment claims management...
Aug 5, 2026 | Blog, Employer Resources, Legislative
State unemployment insurance tax rates can be difficult to understand, especially for employers managing claims, appeals, charges, payroll, documentation and state-specific requirements at the same time. Unemployment insurance is a federal-state program financed...
Apr 22, 2021 | Blog, Employer Resources, News & Press
What’s Happened? It’s been an action-packed two weeks for UTCA! Many Massachusetts employers are still coming to terms with the grim unemployment tax escalations they are experiencing. If you are not yet aware of the issue, you can read our previous post here. We...
Apr 8, 2021 | Blog, Employer Resources, News & Press
Each year, Massachusetts “tax paying” employers (not Reimbursable employers) pay an annual statutory UI Solvency Assessment. The solvency rate used in the calculation of each company’s UI experience for 2021 was announced today and is quickly reverberating...
Mar 30, 2020 | Employer Resources
3-30-20 The CARES Act is now Law. The challenge of implementing the Unemployment related provisions to make payments is now beginning for the federal and state governments as the expectation is it is implemented quickly. The additional COVID-19 related payments are...
