CT SB00909

Effective October 1, 2013, replaces benefit forfeiture penalties for fraudulent unemployment claims with monetary penalties of 50% of overpayment for first offense and 100% for subsequent offenses, with 35% going to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund and 65% to the Employment Security Administration Fund.

Authorizes the administrator to submit outstanding overpayment balances to the Internal Revenue Service to offset claimants' federal tax refunds under 26 USC 6402(d) and 31 USC 3720A.

Permits the Commissioner of Administrative Services to seek reimbursement for unemployment overpayments through wage execution and other recovery methods.

For determinations made on or after October 1, 2013, employers who fail to timely or adequately respond to administrator information requests shall not be relieved of their proportionate share of charges for weeks determined to be overpaid.

Clarifies that combined wage claims paid under other states' unemployment laws are excluded from quarterly employer charge statements, with separate quarterly statements required for such claims.