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Join attorneys and other experts for a discussion about the legal aspects of information technology in unemployment insurance programs including states working together in consortia. Moderator: Doug Werth, Lead Deputy Attorney General, Idaho Department of Labor Panelists: Lou Ansaldi, Te...

Come prepared to share your own promising practices for UI Tax. Learn about revamping audit practices and combatting misclassification and questionable employer tax practices to achieve results. Moderator: Mike Miller, Unemployment Insurance Chief of Tax, Utah Department of Workforce Ser...

In a highly technical world, ensuring accessibility to online and digital resources is crucial. Accessible technology and inclusive design not only benefit users with disabilities but can benefit everyone. Panelists will discuss best practices, laws, and regulations (i.e. ADA, Section 508)...

This edition of Workforce Bulletin contains articles including: Senate Expected to Pass EUC Extension Early Next Week On Thursday, March 27, the Senate voted 65 to 34 to begin debate on a bipartisan bill to retroactively extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program for five...

What have states, universities and other partners learned from projects that facilitate data sharing and develop state analytic and research capacity? What are the implications for federal and state practices and policies? A panel discussion.   Julia Lane, Director in the Colerid...

Several key provisions related to extended federal unemployment benefits are temporary and, therefore, scheduled to expire: Authorization for the temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) program is scheduled to expire the week ending on or before January 1, 2014 (i.e., Decembe...

The temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) program may provide additional federal unemployment insurance benefits to eligible individuals who have exhausted all available benefits from their state Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs. Currently, EUC08 benefits are availab...

Rebecca Sotirkys, NC4ME, James Simpson, Pike Enterprises, Tim Shatto, Texas Veterans Commission, Bob Gear, Texas Workforce Commission, Sam Mitchell and Terrie Garcia Hernandez, Washington State Employment Security Department consolidated presentation from...

On September 25, 2013, Thomas & Thorngren went live on the State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The NASWA operated SIDES is a web-based system that enables state Unemployment Insurance (UI) agencies to electronically exchange informa...

The U.S. Department of Treasury recently released its ninth newsletter on the Treasury Offset Program’s (TOP) Unemployment Insurance Program initiative. The initiative collects UI debt from federal income tax refunds due to fraud or a person’s failure to report wages while collecting unemp...