Significant Provisions of State Unemployment Insurance Laws Effective July 2016

Abstract

This July 2016 publication provides information on each state's wage requirements for unemployment insurance benefit eligibility, computation and amount of the weekly benefit, number of allowable benefit weeks and benefit week calculation, and the amount of earnings that will be disregarded for those individuals who are working part-time. It also provides information on the size of employer payroll required to pay taxes, the amount of wages subject to tax, and tax rates specific to each state's program.