President Trump has designated portions of Nebraska as a disaster area, prompting the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program. Individuals that are unemployed due to a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President may be eligible for DUA benefits. The other qualifications for eligibility include the worker not qualifying for regular unemployment insurance
The House Committee on Ways and Means has passed the BRIDGE act, short for “Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act.” This amendment to Federal law will allow States to provide reemployment services to all unemployment Insurance claimants rather than just claimants that are expected to exhaust their full benefit amount.
The United States Department of Labor has announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make upwards of one million more workers eligible for overtime. The current law states that workers with a salary under $23,660 per year ($455 per week) must receive overtime pay if they exceed 40 hours per week. The new proposal
The National Foundation for Unemployment Compensation and Workers’ Compensation is hosting the 2019 National Unemployment Insurance Issues Conference in Portland Oregon, on June 26-28. The conference will have experts from the private sector and federal officials lead workshops on a variety of topics. This is an opportunity for newcomers and experts to learn more about
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) published a report this month highlighting the solvency of the State’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Funds. The USDOL employs an Average High Cost Multiple (AHCM) method to determine solvency where trust fund balances are compared to the average benefits needed over the past 23 years. Following the Great Recession
Employers Edge is celebrating its 13th birthday this month. We’re grateful to deliver our unemployment cost control and employment and income verification services to the national marketplace. We are constantly innovating, taking initiative and improving in any way we can. Our customers, partners and employees continue to help make this possible. We are excited for
Employers Edge is pleased to announce it has received SSAE 18 SOC 2, Type II Certification from the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants). According to AICPA, “SOC for Service Organizations reports are designed to help service organizations that provide services to other entities, build trust and confidence in the service performed and controls related
Massachusetts has enacted legislation that provides additional unemployment compensation for employees affected by an employer’s lockout. The law will extend benefits 26 weeks beyond the regular unemployment compensation guidelines or until the end of the lockout, whichever is shorter. Massachusetts charges unemployment benefits in reverse chronological order, so additional payments may be charged to the employer
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has archived record lows and highs by state, and 2018 proved to break the record low in 19 states. 7 of those states broke their record low in December 2018. The lowest unemployment rate was 2.0% in Hawaii for the month of May. These state unemployment rates reflect the national