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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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Arkansas’ Employers Could See Significant Reductions in Their Unemployment Taxes
Effective January 2018, most of the provisions in House Bill 1405 will take effect - one of those being the reduction of the unemployment insurance benefits claim period from five months to four months. The combined efforts of this provision and others noted in this...
Georgia’s Jobless Rate Decreases as Job Creation Rate Rises
The jobless rate in Georgia has fallen to its lowest levels in almost 10 years as the State's Labor Industry is creating jobs and putting a record number of people back to work. In the month of June alone, over 27,000 jobs were created which is almost double the...
Tennessee Sets Internal Unemployment Rate Record
The state of Tennessee's Department of Labor is setting records within their unemployment compensation program. Not only did they announce an historically low unemployment rate of 3.6%, but they are also paying out approved unemployment claims at a record rate due to...
UTCA enhances industry-first claims management software
AdventiaUI affords increased compatibility, intuitive functionality and more robust reporting Unemployment Tax Control Associates, Inc. (UTCA), a national unemployment insurance service provider based in Springfield, Mass. announced the successful launch of their...
Vermont Ruling Expands Employment Classification of Independent Contractors
In a recent ruling issued by the Vermont Supreme Court, owners of a limited liability company (LLC), can be considered an independent contractor even when they do not have any employees. In a statement issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor, Lindsay...
Pennsylvania DOL Announces Amnesty Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry announced an unemployment compensation amnesty program entitled “Make it Right” on July 1, 2017. The program runs through September 30, 2017 and will not be an annual occurrence. Parties eligible to participate in...
Unemployment Compensation for Military Mates Who Quit to Relocate
Ohio is currently one of just four states (including Idaho, North Dakota and Pennsylvania) that does not grant unemployment compensation to military spouses who quit their jobs to relocate with their spouse, but a recent bill that has just passed the Ohio House of...
Home Health Care Workers and Unemployment
Minnesota - In a recent case a claimant who had been caring for a family member through a home health care staffing agency alleged that she had been discharged from her assignment when her client moved out of the country and as a result she was no longer able to work...
Employer Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Plan Prevents “Double-Dipping”
This recent case should be of great interest to any employers who offer a supplemental unemployment compensation plan to their employees. According to a recent ruling, if that plan pays the equivalent of regular weekly wages, then the employee can’t collect additional...