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.
We’ve seen state unemployment agencies transition to phone hearings as opposed to “live” or in-person hearings, for some time now. Amidst the COVID-19 scare and social distancing guidelines, states such as Massachusetts have limited the format to telephone-only. While...
Winning an unemployment case is a difficult task as it is, even more so when it involves absenteeism or tardiness. Unfortunately, most absentee cases are determined by the final incident. It’s no secret we can’t be present for every final incident to ensure not only...
As we enter the 2020s, many of us have lofty goals for ourselves and our organizations. Whether it’s launching company-wide initiatives, “tweaking procedures” or revisiting marks we may have missed the previous year. As the year takes off, our laundry list can quickly...
Despite a relatively healthy UI trust fund, and national trends lowering UI tax rates, the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance has confirmed that Tax Rate Schedule “E” will officially be enacted as of January 1, 2019. This schedule will effectively...
Rested : Relaxed : Returned to Work : With the arrival of summer, most of us are enjoying the sunshine, flowers, cool breezes, picnics and those much-anticipated vacations. As employers, we balance the day to day operation around staff rotating through their...
Every state unemployment agency has the enviable job of determining which separation standard applies when an unemployment claim is filed. Seems like a layup (a little March Madness nod), but often it isn’t so clear. Adjudicators must determine whether a...
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released their study examining unemployment overpayments on a national level. The study took a very targeted view of states in which claimants are issued formal "warnings" for not meeting their work search...
Pennsylvania's unemployment has been a hot topic of discussion in recent weeks. Not in the broad, glowing sense that we are seeing cheery unemployment news covered nationally. While PA is enjoying a decline in their rates of unemployment (4.7...
Please join us for The Employers Association of the Northeast (EANE) Employment Law Conference on November 2nd at The Sheraton in Springfield MA! You'll learn valuable best practices on a variety of current HR hot topics like creating a workplace violence prevention...
This year marked a special milestone for UTCA: The 20th Annual Client Update! The event, held October 5th at the Sheraton Springfield, was an outstanding success with excellent turnout and a fun and educational program enjoyed by all. Employers from across...
