Unemployment

Texas Workforce Commission Finally Issues 2021 Unemployment Tax Rates

Dear Texas Client, Due to the unprecedented Pandemic that has affected individuals and businesses alike since last year, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) delayed the annual issuance of state unemployment tax rates from December 2020 to June 2021. This delay allowed Texas time to consider and implement legislation...

02 July, 2021

The American Rescue Plan of 2021 Becoming Law

On Wednesday, March 10th, the House will pass the American Rescue Plan and send it to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. This comprehensive legislation is the latest effort in defeating the COVID-19 pandemic while providing needed assistance to bolster the U.S. economy. The...

10 March, 2021

Are Church Employees Eligible for Unemployment Benefits?

We are in unprecedented times. This Coronavirus has brought our country, businesses, and employers to their knees. Who would have guessed just a few short weeks ago that our country would experience massive business shutdowns resulting in massive employee layoffs? For the church, most are now in Coronavirus...

10 March, 2021

U.S. Workers Filed 881K Claims For Jobless Benefits Last Week

More than 880,000 people filed new applications for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. The numbers are not directly comparable to previous weeks because of a change the Labor Department made in how it calculates the claims, which are seasonally adjusted. The number...

17 September, 2020

Texas Employers will be protected from chargebacks if workers are separated from their job due to COVID-19

Texas Employers will be protected from unemployment chargebacks if workers are separated from their job due to COVID-19. Please provide this required information to your workers at the time of any separation: Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits are available to workers who are unemployed and who meet...

30 July, 2020

Texas Wants $32 Million in Unemployment Benefits Back After Finding 46,000 People Were Overpaid

More than 46,000 Texans who lost their jobs in recent months were initially overpaid by the Texas Workforce Commission, which now wants $32 million in unemployment benefits back. “State law requires TWC to recover all unemployment benefits overpayments,” Cisco Gamez, spokesperson for the state agency, said...

17 July, 2020

FBI Sees Spike in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed Using Stolen Identities

The FBI has seen a spike in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims complaints related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic involving the use of stolen personally identifiable information (PII). U.S. citizens from several states have been victimized by criminal actors impersonating the victims and using the victims’ stolen...

15 July, 2020

Record jobs gain of 4.8 million in June smashes expectations; unemployment rate falls to 11.1%

KEY POINTS Nonfarm payrolls rose by 4.8 million in June, much better than the expected increase of 2.9 million. The unemployment rate fell to a crisis low of 11.1%, also better than the 12.4% estimate. Those on temporary layoff fell by 4.8 million in June...

06 July, 2020