2024 Conference Archive
- Expanding Quarterly Wage Report Requirements – Policy and Administrative Issues (Alison Jones)
- UI Tax Filing and Payments – How to Use Payroll Service Providers to Improve State Efficiency (Alison Jones)
- Integrity Best Practices (Jim Van Erden)
- UI Issues 2024 Digital Program
- UI 101 Basics (Scott Sanders and David Harrod)
- National Unemployment Insurance Program Update (Jim Garner)
- Review of the Economy and Impact on Unemployment (Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau)
- Improving UI Through Collaboration (Doug Holmes)
- UI Trust Fund Solvency – Are you Prepared? (Kevin Stapleton)
- Labor Disputes and Unemployment Eligibility (Paul Sonn)
- Labor Disputes and Unemployment Eligibility (Doug Holmes)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Doug Holmes)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update Charts (Brad Thomas)
- UI Transformation - SIDES Modules Update, Benefit Charges, Audit Issues and Solutions Roundtable (Christina Corbett)
- Workshare/Short Time Compensation Updates
- Roll Call of Recent State Law Changes, New UI Legislation, Lawsuits And Rethinking Return to Work (Jim Garner)
- Expanding Quarterly Wage Report Requirements – Policy and Administrative Issues (Jason Tyszko)
- UI Appeals and Mock Hearing (Wayne Rottger)
- UI Transformation - SIDES Modules Update, Benefit Charges, Audit Issues and Solutions Roundtable (Claire McKenna)
2023 Conference Archive
- 2023 UI Issues Conference Program (with links to presentations)
- UI 101 Basics (Julie Squire)
- National Unemployment Insurance Program Update (Michelle Beebe)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Doug Holmes)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Cheryl Vincent)
- UI Trust Fund Solvency – Are you Prepared? (Ryan Gedney)
- UI Trust Fund Solvency – Are you Prepared? (Kevin Stapleton)
- UI Modernization Initiative and Implementation (Andrew Stettner)
- Benefit Charge and Tax Audit Issues and Solutions (Christina Corbett)
- Current Federal Conformity and Compliance Issues (Daniel Hays)
- Quarterly Wage Reports and Occupation Information (Jason Tyszko)
- Quarterly Wage Reports and Occupation Information (Tom Crowley)
- UI Appeals and Mock Hearing (Lori Roberts)
- UI Tax Filing and Payments – Interface Challenges for 3rd Party Providers (Tom Crowley)
- Integrity Best Practices (Jim Van Erden)
- Integrity Best Practices (Jeff Ficke)
2022 Conference Archive
- Integrity Best Practices, Benefit Overpayment Recovery and Collection (Jim Van Erden)
- Integrity Best Practices, Benefit Overpayment Recovery and Collection (Jeff Ficke)
- UI Tax Filing and Payments - Interface Challenges for 3rd Party Providers (Tom Crowley)
- UI Modernization, SIDES and UI Systems Updates (Jamie Abbott, Mark Miller, Michele Evermore, Rich Siegel)
- Streamlining Program Integrity with Automated Data and Analytics (Mary Beth Snyder)
- UI Modernization, SIDES and UI Systems Updates (Michele Evermore)
- Promoting Equitable Access to Unemployment Compensation Programs: Overview of State Equity Grants (Michele Evermore)
- Quarterly Wage Reports & Occupation Information (Tom Crowley)
- Benefit Charge and Tax Audit Issues (Wendy Sanders and Jody Burke)
- How to Respond to Imposter Claims and Improve Claims Investigation (Tim Kolar)
- How to Respond to Imposter Claims and Improve Claims Investigation (Paul Toomey)
- Reemployment Services, Eligibility Assessments and Worker Shortages (John Albin)
- How to Respond to Imposter Claims and Improve Investigation (Joe Bussell)
- Quarterly Wage Reports and Occupational Information (Jason Tyszko, Robert G. Sheets)
- Updating and Improving UI Systems after the Pandemic Stress (James Weant, Magnus Hines, Christopher Morehouse, Timothy Rush)
- UI 101 Basics (Jamie Abbott and David Harrod)
- Review of the Economy and Impact on Unemployment (John C. Robertson)
- National Unemployment Insurance Programs Update (Jim Garner)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Doug Holmes, Stephanie Ferguson, Amy Simon)
2021 Conference Archive
- Integrity Best Practices, Benefit Overpayment Recovery and Collection (Evan Littrell)
- Alternative Financing for UI Solvency (Clay Cole)
- Alternative Financing for UI Solvency (Kevin Stapleton)
- Coordination of Direct Deposit, Determinations of Fraud and Overpayment Recovery (Evan Littrell)
- Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments Innovations (Michelle Beebe)
- How to Respond to Imposter Claims and Improve Claims Investigation (Evan Littrell)
- Competing Visions of the Future of Unemployment Insurance (Scott Sanders)
- How to Respond to Imposter Claims and Improve Claims Investigation (Neil MacVicar)
- Quarterly Wage Reports and Occupation Information (Bruce Madson)
- Employer Taxes and Safety Net Responses for Workers in the Gig Economy (Pamela Geitner)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Doug Holmes)
- UWC 2021 Annual Conference (Dale Ziegler)
- Quarterly Wage Reports and Occupation Information (Jennifer Chappell)
- 2021 National UI Issues Conference Agenda
- Review of the Economy and Impact on Unemployment (Matthew Will)
June 2021 Webinar Archive
2019 Conference Archive
- 2019 National UI Issues Conference Agenda (Presentation Links Included)
- The U.S. Economy and Labor Market: Current Conditions, the Outlook, and the Evolving Role of UI in Recessions (Robert G. Valletta)
- National Unemployment Insurance Program Update (Gay Gilbert)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Doug Holmes)
- Competing Visions of the Future of Unemployment Insurance (Michele Evermore)
- The Washington State Implementation of Paid Family Leave (April Amundson)
- The “Gig” Economy – Proposed Solutions and UI Impacts (Tom Crowley)
- Marijuana and Drug Testing (Tony Fiore)
- UI Appeals Best Practices (Bruce Kijewski)
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers (Jerry Pectol)
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers (Jen Jones)
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers (Ofer Eckstein)
- Strategies to Avoid and Respond to Identity Theft and False Claims (Tim Kolar)
- Strategies to Avoid and Respond to Identity Theft and False Claims (James Weant)
- Review of FUTA and SUTA Tax Status and Projections (Rob Pavosevich)
- Review of FUTA and SUTA Tax Status and Projections (Steve Carter)
2018 Conference Archive
- 2018 National UI Issues Conference Agenda (Presentation Links Included)
- UI 101 Basics (Jim Van Erden)
- Competing Visions of the Future of Unemployment Insurance (Maurice Emsellem)
- Roundtable Discussion of Individual State UI Law and Policy Issues (Justin McFarland)
- Reemployment Eligibility Assessments and Reemployment Services – Innovations (Brett Flachsbarth)
- 2018 National UI Issues Conference Agenda
- The U.S. Economy and the Labor Market: Longer-term Perspectives and Near-Term Outlook (Jim Dolmas)
- National Unemployment Insurance Program Update (Gay Gilbert)
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Doug Holmes)
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers (Ofer Eckstein)
- UI Automated Systems and SIDES (Jeff Rhodes)
- Roundtable Discussion of Individual State UI Law and Policy Issues
- Roundtable Discussion of Individual State UI Law and Policy Issues (Thomas Chan)
- UWC Annual Conference FUTA & SUTA Projections (Stephen Carter)
- FUTA & SUTA Status & Projections (Stephen Carter and Ron Wilus)
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers (Tom Bryerly)
- Expanded Quarterly Wage Reports (Tom Crowley)
- Leaves of Absence California’s Maze (Marti Fisher)
- Paid Family and Sick Leave: The California Experience and a Federal Framework (Mike Aitken)
- Preparing for the Next Recession: How to Improve UI Trust Fund Solvency (Wendy Block)
- The Burden of Proof (Lori Roberts)
- Reemployment Services & Eligibility Assessments: Ensuring Fairness for Workers Under the RESEA Improvement Act (Maurice Emsellem)
- Unemployment Compensation in the Broader Employment Law Context (Elsa Ramos and Tommy Simmons)
- Conference Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities
- Save the Date: 2018 National UI Issues Conference
2017 Conference Archive
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update (Doug Holmes)
- The Economy and Unemployment (Dr. Christopher Foote)
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers (Jerry Pectol)
- Employer/Administrator/ Worker Advocate Roundtable (Doug Holmes)
- Employer/Administrator/ Worker Advocate Roundtable (Scott Sanders)
- Employer/Administrator/ Worker Advocate Roundtable (Maurice Emsellem)
- Worker Misclassification: What Happens In An Audit? (Tony Gagliardi)
- Worker Misclassification: What Happens In An Audit? (Jim Kubovy)
- Best Reemployment Eligibility Assessments (REA) and Reemployment Services (John Albin)
- How are States Responding to Cuts in UI Administrative Funding – Impacts on Employers and Claimants (Julie Squire)
- How are States Responding to Cuts in UI Administrative Funding – Impacts on Employers and Claimants (Maurice Emsellem)
- How to Improve State UI Trust Fund Solvency Before the Next Recession (Ron Wilus)
- Issues with Confidential UI Wage Information (Rebecca Rust)
- Issues with Confidential UI Wage Information (Michael Horrigan)
- State and Employer Information Exchange for Improved Administration (Dianne Carpenter)
- State and Federal Employer Status and Worker Classification, including Professional Employer Organization Issues and worker classification in the “Gig economy” (Daniel Harris)
- State and Federal Employer Status and Worker Classification, including Professional Employer Organization Issues and worker classification in the “Gig economy” (Tom Crowley)
- UI Claims Appeal Hearing (Patricia Powell)
- Detecting and Responding to Identity Theft, Fraud and Overpayments (Michael C. Mikulka)
- Drug Testing and UI eligibility; Impact on Employers, Claimants and States (John Gannon)
- Paid Family Leave and UI Eligibility (John Regan)
- Paid Family Leave and UI Eligibility (Tracy Boland)
- Roundtable Discussion of Individual State UI Law and Policy Issues (Thomas Chan, Tony Fiore and Justin McFarland)
- National Unemployment Insurance Program Update (Gay Gilbert)
- 2017 National UI Issues Conference Agenda (Presentation Links Included)
2016 Conference Archive
- 2016 Award Recipients
- Work Search Requirements That Actually Work: John Courtney & Bruce Balzkill
- State and Federal Employer Tax Status and Liability Issues, including Professional Employer Organization Issues: Daniel Harris
- Nebraska's Re-Employment Services: John H. Albin
- Best Reemployment Eligibility Assessments (REA) and Reemployment Services: Jeff Rhodes
- Drug Testing + UI Eligibility - Impact on Employers, Claimants and States: Tony Fiore
- Integrity Best Practices - Benefit Overpayment Recovery & Collection: Dave Martin
- 2016 UI Issues Conference Agenda
- Employer Sanctions for Failing to Respond to Requests for Information: Rich Siegel, James Weant & Chuck Ross
- Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center: Jim Van Erden
- Employer, Administrator, Advocate Roundtable: Doug Holmes
- Best Practices in pursuing fraud and Criminal Prosecution in UI : Brad Burke, Ken Massey & Sean P. Kilcoyne
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers: Dale Smith
- Best Practices in UI Claims Management and UI Appeals Representation: Steve Bell
- Dealing with the Identity Theft/Imposter Claims: Neil Mac Vicar
- State and Federal Employer Tax Status and Liability Issues, including Professional Employer Organization Issues: Chuck Ross
- Monthly Wage Reporting: Joe Mueller
- Swisher Acquisition's Shared Work Program: Ken McAninch
- Shared Work and Short-Time Compensation: Amber Fink & Dee Rose
- UI Sides Update: Jerry Pectol
- Marijuana, Unemployment Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation - Colorado’s Experience: Philip Spesshardt
- Enhanced Wage Reporting in 2016: Tom Crowley
- UI Automated System Developments and Impacts on Employers: System Outcomes from a TPA Perspective
- Federal Conformity Roundtable and How to Educate Elected Officials: Kansas Department of Labor
- Detecting Identity Theft: Theresia LeSueur
- U.S. Economic Outlook and Employment Trends: Jon Willis
- Recent Kansas UI Reforms: The Kansas Chamber
- State UI Financing & Solvency Information: Stephen W. Carter
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update: Douglas J. Holmes
- Unemployment Insurance Financing Issues: Dr. Wayne Vroman
- National Unemployment Insurance Program Update: Gay Gilbert
2015 Conference Archive
- Employer, Administrator, Advocate Roundtable: Doug Holmes
- Employer/Administrator/Worker Advocate Roundtable: Rebecca Dixon
- Ui Integrity Center of Excellence: Jim Van Erden
- UI 101 Basics: Richard Hobbie & Jim Van Erden
- Managing Benefit Charges to Employer Accounts: Lori Roberts
- 2015 UI Issues Conference Program
- Best Practices in Reemployment Eligibility Assessment and Reemployment Services: Renee Olson
- Review of State UI Benefit and Tax System Developments: Joe Vitale
- Most Effective Ways to Identify Fraud and Avoid Overpayments: Greg Loos
- New Reporting Requirements and Impact on Employers and Workforce Agencies: Joe Mueller, Pete Isberg, and Tom Crowley
- National Unemployment Insurance Legislative Update: Doug Holmes
- Issues Arising from New Federal and State Statutes and Regulations: Doug Holmes
- 2015 UI Issues Conference Final Agenda
- Most Effective Ways to Identify Fraud and Avoid Overpayments: Gregory Riggs
- Best Practices in Reemployment Eligibility Assessment and Reemployment Services: Rich Hobbie
- Impact of Reduced Maximum Number of Weeks of UI Benefits: Chris Morehouse
- National Unemployment Insurance Program Update: Gay Gilbert
- UI and the New Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: Gay Gilbert
- Marijuana, Drug Testing and UI Eligibility: Marti Fisher
- Benefit Accuracy Measurement: Neil Gorrell and Josh Richardson
- State and Federal Unemployment Taxes - What Can We Expect for 2015, 2016 and Beyond: Ron Wilus
- Review of State UI Benefit and Tax System Developments: Dale Smith
- Impact of Reduced Maximum Number of Weeks of UI Benefits: Wendy Block
- Marijuana, Drug Testing and UI Eligibility: Wendy Block