2020 National UI Conference
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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
Pennsylvania Announces UI Tax Reduction in 2020
Good news for employers doing business in Pennsylvania!!! See the release below from Governor Tom Wolf on [...]
Michigan Pays Off Bonds and Reduces Employer Obligations for 2020
On Friday, December 20, 2019, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer released a statement announcing that in 2020, Michigan [...]
Nominations for UI Recognition Awards Deadline March 1st
Each year we accept nominations for awards to individuals who have had a profound impact on the [...]
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.