States Triggering “Off” Extended Unemployment Benefits
Potential State UI trust fund Impact after September 6th for States Remaining "On" After a year of extremely high unemployment rates, regular extended unemployment compensation is beginning to trigger off in many states. The triggering off is due to reductions in the Total Unemployment Rate below 6.0% and the fact that the number of claims filed now is no longer [...]
COVID-19 Presumption for Longshore – taken out of Final American Rescue Plan Act
In response to opposition from UWC and an extensive list of employer representatives and workers’ compensation insurance plan representatives, the presumption of coverage and compensability for COVID-19 illness under the Longshore Act was taken out of the final version of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The deletion came as the result of a determination that the proposed language [...]
American Rescue Plan Enacted with many UI Related Provisions
The American Rescue Plan Act passed the US House of Representatives March 10, 2021. President Biden is expected to sign the Act into law. Attached is the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 as it passed the House and is scheduled to be signed by President Biden. The text is posted at www.congress.gov, click on H.R. 1319, then on “Text,” [...]
UWC and Business Groups File Opposition to Longshore Presumption for COVID
On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, UWC and a broad based coalition of business representatives submitted a letter of opposition to the inclusion of a presumption of workers’ compensation coverage and compensability for COVID-19 infection that was not in the course of employment and did not arise from employment. >> UWC and Business Groups File Opposition to Longshore Presumption for COVID [...]
U. S. Department of Labor UI Fraud Alert: Instructions for Employers and States
On February 26, 2021 the U.S. Department of Justice issued a Fraud Alert for Unemployment Insurance claims after the issuance of erroneous forms 1099-G. See Issuance of Erroneous Forms 1099-G due to Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims The link provides information about fraudulent claims and links to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and state UI offices. Fraud has become a [...]
US House Ways and Means Committee Advances COVID Related UI Program Extensions
The US House Ways and Means Committee has reported legislation language proposed for inclusion in the budget reconciliation bill for 2021. The language also seeks to address COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus. A summary of the UI related provisions addressed in the bill is available from the House Ways and Means Committee at 1.UI_sxs.pdf (house.gov) Click here for the text [...]