The Texas Workforce Commission announced that it is lowering the unemployment tax rates for all employers in calendar year 2019. The average unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate for all employers…
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Motley Fool recently asked, “Are Pregnant Women Eligible for Unemployment?” and as with most unemployment questions, the answer is that “it depends.” Generally speaking, when a person separates from your…
Governor-elect Ned Lamont is set to begin leading Connecticut in January 2019. Among some of the challenges the new governor will be facing as he takes office is Connecticut’s insolvent…
Unemployment tax rates for Oregon employers will remain at tax schedule three for 2019. Tax schedule three includes an average rate of 1.97% for the first $40,600 paid to each…
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced the regular unemployment rates for 2019 will be lower for more than 92 percent of the state’s employers who are required to…
It’s hard to believe that the #MeToo movement has just celebrated its first birthday. A lot has happened; newsworthy conduct and action; in the courtroom, our government and in the…
When documenting separation reasons, your word choice can make all the difference between the state deciding whether someone is eligible to collect unemployment benefits or not. For example, mislabeling certain…
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, the Vermont Department of Labor announced changes to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. Beginning January 1, 2019, employers will see a reduction in the taxable…
As part of its Summer of Heroes program, Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska (a member of 501(c) Agencies Trust), is proud to celebrate six youth doing outstanding work in their…
I have a Saturday morning habit of scrolling through Pinterest, Buzzfeed and Facebook. It’s my time to catch up on what has been happening throughout the week when I’ve been…
Unemployment benefits are designed to be paid to people who are out of work through no fault of their own. People who accept work with the good intentions of performing…
In our last Nonprofit HR Practices survey, we asked, “Does your organization perform a ‘postmortem’ after an involuntary separation?” Twenty-one percent of the respondents said, “Yes.” This means that seventy-nine percent…