House Ways and Means Hearing Demonstrates the Need for UI Integrity and Accountability
On February 8th, the US House Ways and Means Committee held a compelling hearing reviewing the dramatic increase in UI […]
UWC Asks USDOL to Delete UI and Workers’ Comp from “Employee” and “Independent Contractor” Definitions in proposed FLSA Rules
On December 12, 2022, UWC submitted comments to the US Department of Labor asking that references to UI and Workers’
US DOL Considers and Rejects ABC Test for Employee Classification
On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the United States Department of Labor released a proposed rule designed to more specifically define
State CARES Act Program Reporting Failures May Raise Audit and Corrections Issues
On August 2, 2022 the US DOL Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an Alert Memo from the Assistant Inspector
Republican Leaders Introduce Bill to Avoid Unemployment Fraud and Recover Overpayments
On June 9, 2022, US House Republican Leadership announced legislation to improve the financing and systems used to address UI fraud,
Rep. Danny Davis (D – IL) introduces Bill to Waive Interest on Federal Unemployment Loans
On March 3, 2022, Representative Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced the Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the
USDOL Seeks to Broaden Pandemic Benefit Overpayment Waivers – Administrative Challenges
On February 7, 2022, the US Department of Labor released UI-PL 20-21, Change 1 To provide additional instructions for circumstances
US Supreme Court Vaccination Decisions Impact on Unemployment Compensation
Two US Supreme Court decisions recently addressed the question of whether federal agencies had authority to require that individuals be
Texas Pays off Loan from Federal Unemployment Account
The Texas Workforce Commission announced today (November 9, 2021), that Governor Abbott signed SB 8 making supplemental appropriations including appropriating
US DOL Grants Available to States to Promote Equitable UI Application
On August 17, 2021, the US DOL ETA released UI PL 23-21 detailing the availability of up to $260 million