During the Great Recession Wisconsin was forced, like many states, to borrow money from the federal government to meet its unemployment insurance responsibilities. The state's unemployment insurance trust fund reached…
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New Jersey's unemployment insurance trust fund returned to solvency in 2014 after reaching a peak deficit of $2.1 billion in 2011. It is now reportedly $1 billion in the black.…
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The Minnesota state legislature has been quarreling over an unemployment insurance tax cut for most of the current session. They finally reached a deal that was then signed by Gov. Mark…
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As we reported last summer, New York lowered their interest assessment surcharge on unemployment insurance. The New York surcharge was initiated to repay money borrowed from the federal government during…
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Minnesota's unemployment compensation fund - the pool of money required by federal law to be used to pay unemployment claims - has reached federally recommend levels for the fist time,…
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Michigan has amended its Employment Security Act for 2016. The state seems to be comfortable with its current unemployment trust fund balance of approximately $2,500,000,000. The state is also projecting that…
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501(c) Agencies Trust announced today the addition of Sonrise Christian Schools (Sonrise) as a new program participant. 501(c) Agencies Trust helps nonprofits across the country leave their state unemployment tax system…
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Employers in Illinois may now have an easier time defending themselves against unemployment claims because of changes to the Illinois Unemployment Act that took effect in January combined with a recent decision…
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The State Auditor of Iowa, Mary Mosiman, released a report last week detailing that from January 1, 2012 to January 13, 2015 Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) forwarded improper UI disbursements and uncollected penalties for a total…
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The State of Tennessee is reducing its taxable wage base for unemployment insurance in 2016. The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development announced the state's taxable wage base has…
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