AB 1845 Summary

• Employers' reserve accounts cannot be relieved of overpayment charges established after October 22, 2013, if the employer or agent failed to respond timely or adequately to department information requests in two instances relating to the claim.

• Employers must now report the hiring of employees who previously worked for them but were separated for at least 60 consecutive days, in addition to reporting new hires.

• Expanded the list of reasons employers can cite for employee termination to include "substantially better job" and "domestic violence abuse" for both regular and extended unemployment benefit claims.

• For overpayment fraud penalties assessed after October 22, 2013, deposit 50% of the 30% penalty assessment into the Unemployment Trust Fund and 50% into the Benefit Audit Fund (previously all went to Benefit Audit Fund).

• Changed the measurement of time for income tax withholding payments from "banking days" to "business days" effective January 1, 2013, and allowed claim cancellation only if requested during the benefit year or extended duration period.