Topic Descriptions
Administration
Includes legislation related to state departments of workforce operations, agency structures and operational requirements.
Benefits and Eligibility
Includes legislation related to changes to benefit amounts, claim timelines, work search requirements and other eligibility criteria.
Employee Misclassification
Includes legislation related to covered employment and misclassification of workers.
Federal
Includes legislation related to state implementation of federal requirements.
Fraud
Includes legislation related to unemployment insurance fraud prevention, detection, and recovery methods.
Miscellaneous
Includes legislation not covered in other categories that may impact state unemployment insurance systems.
Overpayments
Includes legislation related to non-fraud overpayments of unemployment benefits, repayments and forgiveness.
SUTA
Legislation related to the State Unemployment Tax Act and implementation of payroll taxes to fund benefits. Includes state unemployment insurance, reemployment taxes and employment security taxes.
Taxes and Solvency
Includes legislation related to contribution rate changes, federal loans and repayment of outstanding loan balances.
Technology
Includes legislation related to unemployment insurance information technology, claim analysis and system modernization.
Training and Workforce
Includes legislation related to worker training and assistance programs, reemployment services and some workforce development programs.
Trust Fund
Includes legislation related to unemployment insurance trust funds and balances.
Workshare Programs
Includes legislation related to “work-share” or “short-time compensation” plans, i.e. hour and wage reductions as alternatives to layoffs.