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About UWC
Established in 1933, UWC – Strategic Services on Unemployment & Workers’ Compensation (UWC) is the only broad-based, country-wide association exclusively devoted to representing the interests of the business community on national unemployment insurance (UI) and workers’ compensation (WC) public policy issues.
Unemployment Insurance News
Senate Approves Bipartisan Economic Stimulus Bill, House Expected to Pass
On March 25, 2020 the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 [...]
President’s FY 2021 Budget Includes National $20.8 Billion Paid Parental Leave Program
Once again, the President’s Budget Proposal for FY 2021 provides for a national paid parental leave program [...]
President’s FY 2021 Budget
Budget proposal would impose solvency standards projected to result in over $10 billion in UI related taxes [...]
Workers’ Compensation News
Congress Enacted and President Signed 7 year TRIA Extension in End of Year Appropriations Bill
On December 19, 2019 Congress enacted the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020”HR 1865”. The Act includes a [...]
Bi-partisan “Comp Act” introduced to Clarify Application of MSP
On August 2, 2019, Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Representative George Holding (R-NC) introduced the COMP Act [...]
CMS Plans to Propose “Guidance” for future medical under Workers’ Compensation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2019 regulatory agenda including a Notice of [...]
Member Quote
We rely on UWC to provide us with advance notice of legislative initiatives involving unemployment compensation — the UWC allows us to take a look over the edge of the horizon on federal and state legislative issues. Staying ahead of legislative issues is a great value for all employers.