Bill Summaries: all (2013-2014 Session)

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  • Summary date: Jul 2 2013 - View summary

    AN ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND CLARIFYING CHANGES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAWS. Enacted June 27, 2013. Effective June 27, 2013.


  • Summary date: Jun 12 2013 - View summary

    Senate amendment to the 3rd edition makes the following changes. Amends proposed language in SL 2013-2, Section 11, by making a technical change.


  • Summary date: Jun 6 2013 - View summary

    Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 96-6.1(a) to make the Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund an enterprise fund instead of a special revenue fund.

    Amends GS 96-14.3 (minimum and maximum duration of benefits) to provide that for the base period that begins January 1, the average of the seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the state for the preceding months of July, August, and September applies (was, the adjusted unemployment rate for the month of October applied). Also provides that for the base period that begins July 1, the average of the seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the state for the preceding months of January, February, and March applies (was, the rates for the preceding month of April).

    Directs the Governor to appoint the members of the Board of Review, created in GS 96-4, as amended by SL 2011-145, by September 1, 2013, and provides that despite the statute's provisions, those members do not need to be confirmed by the General Assembly.


  • Summary date: May 14 2013 - View summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Amends GS 96-5.1(a), providing that the funds in the Supplemental Employment Security Administration Fund consist of all interest and penalties paid under GS Chapter 96 on overdue contributions and any appropriations made to the fund by the General Assembly (GA). Further provides that penalties collected on unpaid taxes imposed by this section must be transferred to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund established in GS 115C-457.1.

    Amends GS 96-9.2(b), as enacted by SL 2013-2, providing that, for the purposes of the standard beginning rate, an employer's account is considered chargeable with benefits for at least 12 calendar months if the employer has reported wages paid in four completed calendar quarters and its liability extends over all or part of two consecutive calendar years.

    Amends GS 96-9.6(e), Annual reconciliation, to add that any amount in excess of the required 1% of taxable wages will be retained in the employer's account as a credit and will not be refunded to the employer.

    Amends GS 96-9.6(i), as enacted by SL 2013-2, providing that if the employer's account balance on the computation date in 2014 does not equal 1% of its taxable wages reported for the preceding fiscal year (was, 2013 calendar year), the Division will bill the employer for the deficiency.

    Amends GS 96-9.7(a), as enacted by SL 2013-2, making clarifying changes.

    Amends GS 96-10(g), providing that written notices sent by the Division, pursuant to this subsection, can be by registered or certified mail.

    Amends GS 96-11.2, as enacted by SL 2013-2, providing that benefits paid to an individual must be allocated to the account of each base period employer in the proportion that the base period wages paid to the individual in a calendar quarter by each base period employer bears to the total wages paid to the individual in the base period (was, that quarter) by all base period employers.

    Amends GS 96-11.4(a), as enacted by SL 2013-2, providing that an employer or agent, in regards to relief for errors of noncompliance, cannot be determined to have a pattern of failing to respond to requests from the Division if the number of failures during the year prior to the request is fewer than two or less than 2% of the total requests (previously, only included less than 2% of the total requests) made to the employer or agent, whichever is greater (previously, did not include "whichever is greater").

    Amends GS 96-14.9(d), as enacted by SL 2013-2, providing that an individual is not available to work during the work week when on disciplinary suspension for 30 or fewer days (was, less than 30 days) based on acts or omissions that constitute fault on the part of the employee and are connected with the work.

    Amends GS 96-14.10, Disciplinary suspension, making a clarifying change.

    Amends GS 96-15(b), as enacted by SL 2013-2, regarding adjudication of claims for benefits, providing that any interested employer will be allowed 14 days (was, 15 days) from the mailing or delivery of the notice of the filing of a claim against the employer's accounts, whichever first occurs, to file with the Division its protest of the claim in order to have the claim referred to an adjudicator for a decision on the question or issue raised. Makes conforming changes. Provides that no payment of benefits will be made by the Division to a claimant until one of the following occurs: (1) the employer has filed a timely protest to the claim, (2) the 14-day period for the filing of a protest by the employer has expired, or (3) a determination under this subdivision has been made.

    Amends Section 11 of SL 2013-2, the enactment clause, providing that the requirements of GS 96-15(a1), as enacted by SL 2013-2 and amended by Section 14 of this act, apply to any week of an attached claim filed on or after June 30, 2013.

    Amends GS 96-4(x)(6), GS 96-4(x)(7), GS 96-9.5(4)(c), GS 96-10(d), GS 96-14.14(c)(2), GS 96-14.14(c)(3), GS 96-14.14(e)(1), GS 96-14.14(g), GS 96-14.14(h), and GS 96-16(d), making technical and conforming changes to statute citations in the included provisions.


  • Summary date: Apr 11 2013 - View summary

    Amends GS 96-4(q) and (u) to replace "Division" with "Board of Review." Amends GS 96-9.5 to provide that  service is performed in this state if it meets one or more of the specified descriptions, including service being performed outside of the United States or Canada by a citizen of the United States in the employ of an American employer when one of the specified conditions applies, including that the employer has elected coverage in accordance with GS 96-9.8 (was, GS 96-9.9).

    Amends GS 96-9.6 to provide that if there is a deficit in the account, the Division must bill the employer for the amount necessary to bring its account to 1% of its taxable wages for the immediate four quarters preceding July 1 (was, for the preceding calendar year).

    Amends GS 96-9.7 to correct a statutory reference to the Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund.

    Amends GS 96-14.1 to provide that benefits are not payable for services in any other capacity for an educational institution.

    Amends GS 96-14.11 to correct a statutory reference.

    Amends GS 96-14.9 to specify that an individual is not available to work during any week that one or more of specified conditions applies, including the employee is on disciplinary suspension for less (was, more) than 30 days based on acts or omissions that constitute fault on the part of the employee and are connected with the work.

    Amends GS 96-15(a1) to allow an employer to file an attached claim for an employee only once during a benefit year (was, calendar year).

    Amends GS 96-15(b) to allow an interested employer 15 (was, 10) days from the delivery of the notice of the filing of a claim against the employer's account to protest the claim and have the claim referred to an adjudicator for a decision on the question or issue raised. Requires any protest filed to contain a basis for the protest and supporting statement of facts, and the protest may not be amended after the 15-day period from the delivery of the notice of filing of a claim has expired.

    Amends GS 96-9.15 to provide that the Employer's Quarterly Tax and Wage Report is to be in an electronic format.

    Makes a statutory correction to GS 96-16.

    Amends the effective date of SL 2013-2 (AN ACT TO ADDRESS THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DEBT AND TO FOCUS NORTH CAROLINA'S UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM ON PUTTING CLAIMANTS BACK TO WORK) to provide that changes made by the act to unemployment benefits apply to claims for benefits filed on or after June 30, 2013 (was, July 1, 2013).