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Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill Intended to Make Striking Workers Eligible for Unemployment Compensation

On Saturday, September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) returned S 799 to the California General Assembly without his signature. See his veto message at SFresno_Biz23093017010 (ca.gov) In  vetoing the bill Governor Newsom issued a statement that Any expansion of eligibility for UI benefits could increase California's outstanding federal UI debt projected to be nearly $20 billion by the end of the [...]

By |October 4th, 2023|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill Intended to Make Striking Workers Eligible for Unemployment Compensation

Social Security Administration Inspector General Releases Report

Report Recommends SSA Access Workers' Comp Data to Apply Offset On September 18, 2023, the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report of its review of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) offset for workers’ compensation and public disability benefits. The report recommended that SSA Determine whether SSA made inaccurate WC/PDB offset determinations and improperly [...]

By |September 29th, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Social Security Administration Inspector General Releases Report

USDOL Requests Comments on Overpayment and Fraud Reporting

On September 12, 2023, the US Department of Labor posted a notice requesting comments on ETA 227. This form is used for quarterly data collection concerned with identifying fraud. Data cells describe fraud identified through tools (State and National Directories of New Hires) and breaks out fraud cases in the Federal-State Extended Benefits program. See the notice posting at  2023-19553.pdf [...]

By |September 21st, 2023|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on USDOL Requests Comments on Overpayment and Fraud Reporting

USDOL Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Posts Notice of Proposed Rules for Longshore Civil Monetary Penalties

On September 12, 2023, the US DOL Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) posted new rules in the Federal Register with respect to Civil Monetary Penalties for failure to report. Background of This Rulemaking On April 28, 2020, OWCP hosted a public outreach webinar to solicit stakeholders' views on how OWCP could improve its processes. See E.O. 13563, sec. 2(c) (January [...]

By |September 13th, 2023|Categories: Workers' Compensation|Tags: , , |Comments Off on USDOL Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Posts Notice of Proposed Rules for Longshore Civil Monetary Penalties

Strikes Raise UI Legal Questions

In recent weeks there have been news reports about labor disputes in the entertainment industry and the auto industry. Union representatives have advocated for the payment of unemployment compensation to individuals who are striking despite the accepted norm that individuals who become unemployed due to a labor dispute and are not available for work are not eligible for unemployment compensation. [...]

By |August 25th, 2023|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|Tags: |Comments Off on Strikes Raise UI Legal Questions

New Jersey Act Sets New Reporting Requirements and Penalties for Employers (NJ S2357)

On November 3, 2022, the New Jersey legislature enacted S 2357 concerning the timely payment of unemployment compensation and amending unemployment law with respect to employer reporting, notices, determination of overpayments and recovery of overpaid benefit amounts. The amendments enacted in this legislation become effective July 31, 2023.  The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development recently posted a [...]

By |July 31st, 2023|Categories: Unemployment Insurance|Comments Off on New Jersey Act Sets New Reporting Requirements and Penalties for Employers (NJ S2357)

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