COLORADO – REPORTING UNIT REPORTING DISCONTINUED, UNITS DEACTIVED IN MYUI EMPLOYER+
Based on feedback, the Colorado Division of Unemployment Insurance has streamlined their reporting process, discontinuing functionality that allowed employer accounts to have “reporting units” for reporting data for separate worksites/departments.
Beginning with the Q1 2025 reporting, employers must submit all quarterly wage detail reports, monthly employment data, and premium payments from their main employer account in MyUI Employer+. All reporting units will be deactivated, with a date of last wages for deactivated reporting units set as 12/31/2024 to prevent impacting any existing claims.
Contact UI Employer Services at (303) 318-9100 with any questions associated with this change.
MICHIGAN – MiUI ROLLOUT COMING LATE 2025
By the end of the year, employers will see a new system rolled out by the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). To help ensure a smooth rollout, employers should ensure they have all relevant details associated with their current Michigan Web Account Manager (MiWAM) account.
- Identify who will need MiUI access. Thomas & Company will provide additional information on access requirements as the system gets ready to go live. However, additional TPAs may need access for tax reporting, etc. Employers should identify who has access to their current MiWAM account. Those users will need to be added to the new MiUI account(s).
- Gather information needed to activate your account or user profile. Employers will need their Employer Account Number (EAN) and Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) during the account activation process.
If you wish to receive continued updates on this transition, employers can sign up for email updates here.
NEW HAMPSHIRE – UNEMPLOYMENT RATES WILL REMAIN THE SAME IN Q2 2025
As the New Hampshire Trust Fund will have maintained a balance of at least $350 million for the entire Q1 2025, the Trust Fund Reduction will remain at 1.0% for positive rated employers, while the Inverse Rate Surcharge for negative rated employers will remain at 0.5%.
OREGON – BILL ALLOWING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO STRIKING WORKERS PASSES SENATE, HEADS TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Senate Bill 916 passed narrowly in the Oregon State Senate, earning the minimum majority (16) to pass through the Senate. The bill would repeal the law that denies UI benefits to striking workers, and add an additional unpaid week to the current waiting week before benefits are payable. Benefits would be required to be paid back should an individual subsequently receive back bay.
Oregon, which would join New York and New Jersey as the only states to allow striking workers benefits of any kind, would take a step further, granting unemployment benefits to striking workers in both the public and private sectors. New York and New Jersey do not permit public employees to strike.
The bill now heads to the House of Representatives.
Thomas & Company will continue to monitor all legislation as it makes its way through the legislative process.
