Amendments to State Unemployment Insurance Laws
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
REPORT ON STATE LEGISLATION
REPORT NO. 5
December 2008
| NEVADA | Rule 4692 | ADOPTED December 23, 2008 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2009 |
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| Financing | ||
| Provides a revised schedule of contribution rates with 18 classes that changes the range of reserve ratios for each class. This schedule will be used to assign rates to eligible employers for calendar year 2009. | ||
| NEW JERSEY | Rule 18538 | ADOPTED November 19, 2008 EFFECTIVE December 15, 2008 or as indicated |
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| Financing | ||
| Increases the taxable wage base from $27,700 to $28,900 for calendar year 2009. Provides that the contribution rate on wages for governmental entities and instrumentalities electing to pay contributions remains at 0.5 percent for calendar year 2009. |
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| Monetary Entitlement | ||
| Increases the maximum weekly benefit amount from $560 to $584, effective January 1, 2009. Provides that the amount needed to establish a base week remains at $143 per week for calendar year 2009. |
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| Temporary Disability Insurance | ||
| Increases the maximum weekly benefit amount for state plan benefits from $524 to $546 effective January 1, 2009. Increases the taxable wage base from $27,700 to $28,900 for calendar year 2009. Provides that the amount needed to establish a base week remains at $143 per week for calendar year 2009. |
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