H931 - UI Technical Changes. (SL 2018-94)

Overview: S.L. 2018-94 makes the following changes to the unemployment insurance (UI) system:

• Excludes direct sellers from the definition of employment for UI.
• Delays the effective date for a requirement that employers respond to UI claims in 10 days until January 1, 2019.
• Reduces the number of job contacts required for UI to 3 contacts per week.
• Requires electronic filing of employer's quarterly report if the employer has 10 or more employees (currently, employer with 25 or more employees must file electronically).
• Creates a procedure to withdraw a UI claim for good cause.

S.L. 2018-94 is currently effective, except the electronic filing requirement which becomes effective January 1, 2019.