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January  2003, Vol. 126, No.1

Changes in unemployment insurance legislation in 2002

Loryn Lancaster and Anne Vogel

The "Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001" (P.L. 107�), among other things, affects the unemployment insurance program by reducing the voluntary withholding rate of Federal income taxes on unemployment insurance benefits from 15 percent to10 percent. The two States needing to amend their laws did so in 2002.

The "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001" (P.L. 106�4) requires that States having federally recognized Indian tribes within their borders amend their laws to treat Indian tribes similar to State and local governments. A total of 35 States have federally recognized Indian tribes that require them to enact legislation extending coverage to those tribes. Thirty-three enacted legislation, one has published a permanent rule for comment as well as introduced legislation, and the other has a Federal exemption from tribe coverage requirements.

In 2002, only a few States introduced bills generally following the guidelines set forth in the Birth and Adoption-Unemployment Compensation final rule, effective August 14, 2000, with no enactments.

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