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,
States Planning to Reduce Employer Tax Burden from the Pandemic
The first quarter state UI contributions have been received for the most part, enabling states to increase state UI trust
Biden Administration Reviewing Proposal to Insert CMS advice into workers’ comp and liability case settlements
On March 1, 2022, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released notice of its review of the CMS proposed
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
US Supreme Court Vaccination Decision Impacts on Workers’ 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
New Federal Vaccine Emergency Rules Note that Individuals May be Entitled to Workers’ Compensation
On Friday, November 5, 2021 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect