New Drug Testing Laws for WI Unemployment
MADISON — Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday, May 4th approved a rule requiring certain Wisconsinites receiving unemployment insurance benefits to pass a drug test....
Practical Unemployment Insurance Guidance for Employers
Explore timely industry updates and practical guidance from UTCA’s experienced team. Our articles help employers understand unemployment insurance developments, strengthen claims and tax processes, reduce avoidable exposure and make more informed workforce and financial decisions.
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U.S. Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration
Link for employers to access unemployment tax information, State and Federal tax information, publications and forms.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/agencies.asp
North Carolina Increases Job Search Requirements for UI Claimants
Senate Bill 15 was signed by Governor Pat McCrory on September 10, 2015. The law requires claimants who are seeking unemployment benefits to make additional weekly job contacts beginning January 2016. The law increases the minimum number of job contacts an unemployed...
Massachusetts Company with National Reach Achieves Milestone
Unemployment Tax Control Associates Celebrates 25 Years in Business SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Unemployment Tax Control Associates, Inc. (UTCA), a national unemployment insurance service provider based in Springfield, Mass., with an office in Boston and Houston, Texas,...
UTCA Hosts Their 18th Annual Client Update!
Unemployment Tax Control Associates (UTCA) recently hosted its 18th Annual Client Update at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield, MA. Always a crowd favorite, UTCA returned to its interactive game show format. “Are You Smarter...
Extended Benefits = Extended Recession?!!
In a recent congressional report by the Committee of Ways and Means, the effect of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program is examined, and the data is staggering. Historical periods of extended benefits and record-breaking costs added to the national...
Massachusetts Freezes Rates: Law Passage and DUA Guidelines
On 4/15/14, Governor Deval Patrick signed an Unemployment Insurance rate freeze for 2014, eliminating a $500 million increase on employers that took effect January 1. This bill is a stand-alone measure that does not take up any system reforms but addresses the more...
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 Passes the Senate
The EUC temporary extension bill that has been debated for months was finally brought to a vote on the floor of the US Senate as an amendment to HR 3979 late yesterday and passed on a vote of 59 to 38 with three abstentions. It was significant that the vote on the...
Performance Improvement Plans are effective in more ways than one!
Recently, we received a claim response from an employer indicating “Poor Performance” with regard to a salesman who had been terminated. Comments provided indicated that he had been on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) which required him to take his company issued...
Choosing a Real Partner for Measurable UI Program Results
There’s a lot of misinformation in the marketplace about what it takes to reduce unemployment costs. That’s where UTCA comes in. Our role in the industry as an honest information broker and Thought Leader focuses on clearing up areas of legitimate confusion or...