T&C Unemployment Insurance News and Updates – December 31, 2024
CONNECTICUT – UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UPDATES Effective January 1, 2025, the following updates will go into effect: The minimum weekly benefit amount will increase to $42, up from $40. The minimum base period earnings requirement will increase to $1,680, up from $1,600. As a reminder, the maximum weekly benefit amount was frozen beginning October 2024 through […]
T&C Unemployment Insurance News and Updates – December 23, 2024
FLORIDA – DUA BENEFIT DEADLINE EXTENSION The filing deadline for those impacted by Hurricane Milton in Florida counties has been extended to January 7, 2025. Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits are available for residents of the following counties: Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Lee, […]
T&C Unemployment Insurance News and Updates – December 18, 2024
ALASKA – 2025 TAX RATES AND TAXABLE WAGE BASE ASSIGNED Unemployment tax rates for experienced rated Alaska employers will range from 1.00% to 5.40% in 2025. The 2025 Employee Rate will be 0.50%. The taxable wage base will increase to $51,700, up 4.02% from $49,700 in 2024. ALASKA – NEW ONLINE IDENTITY VERIFICATION OPTION IMPLEMENTED […]
T&C Unemployment Insurance News and Updates – December 11, 2024
CALIFORNIA – STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE RATE FOR 2025 California has set the State Disability Insurance (SDI) withholding rate for 2025 at 1.20%. This withholding rate is the same for all employers for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Just a reminder that Senate Bill 951 (effective January 1, 2024) removed the […]
T&C Unemployment Insurance News & Updates – December 4, 2024
2025 TAX RATE NOTICE REMINDER Thomas & Company is set up to be your address of record for all unemployment matters with the state agencies and all mail should be coming to our address first. As we enter the rush of the 2025 tax rate season, please forward any tax rate notices you receive directly […]