Month: March 2019

Alabama: Extended Tax Deadlines

March 20, 2019 - Due to the recent severe storms, the Alabama state revenue department has announced a revised deadline for state taxes.  The new deadline has been pushed back to July 31. An executive order states the same extended deadline applies to federal taxes as well. It is important to note that you are taking advantage of this … Read More

Unemployment Weekly Claims Report for W/E March 9, 2018

March 20, 2019 - The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims report for the week ending March 9, 2019 has been released by the Department of  Labor. Seasonally adjusted initial claims: 229,000 4 week moving average: 223,750 Seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate: 1.2% Seasonally adjusted insured unemployment number: 1,776,000 4-week moving average: 1,766,250 Number of unadjusted claims: 208,782 Unadjusted insured unemployment … Read More

NEBRASKA: FLOODING IMPACT

March 20, 2019 - The recent flooding in the state of Nebraska has led to an increase in unemployment insurance claim filings. There are a few important things to note.  Third party claims administrators (TPA’s) need to be mindful of reporting work separations through the Unemployment Insurance State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) in a consistent way to avoid … Read More

Unemployment Weekly Claims Report for W/E March 2, 2019

March 13, 2019 - The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims report for the week ending March 2, 2019 has been released by the Department of Labor. Seasonally adjusted initial claims: 223,000 4 week moving average: 226,250 Seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate: 1.2% Seasonally adjusted insured unemployment number: 1,755,000 4-week moving average: 1,766,500 Number of unadjusted claims: 220,060 Unadjusted insured unemployment rate: … Read More

Unemployment Weekly Claims Report for W/E February 23, 2019

March 13, 2019 - The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims report for the week ending February 23, 2019 has been released by the Department of Labor. Seasonally adjusted initial claims: 225,000 4 week moving average: 229,000 Seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate: 1.3% Seasonally adjusted insured unemployment number: 1,805,000 4-week moving average: 1,761,750 Number of unadjusted claims: 202,682 Unadjusted insured unemployment rate: … Read More