HB 1432 Summary

• Modifies employer rate qualification periods for unemployment compensation: construction service employers with prior classification under specific codes qualify for reduced rates after 12 consecutive months instead of 24 months, while nonconstruction employers qualify after 12 months instead of the standard 36 months.

• Adds authority for the executive director to provide up to 30 percent rate reductions to negative balance employers whose contributions exceed benefit charges for three consecutive years, if they have an approved plan addressing substantive business operation changes.

• Requires construction service employers to be classified using four-digit North American Industrial Classification System codes and divided into two categories based on historical balance status (negative or positive balance).

• Adds new provision allowing employers to elect electronic delivery of unemployment compensation inquiries and notices from Job Service North Dakota, with a 10 business day response requirement.

• Clarifies that a base-period employer's account cannot be charged for benefits paid to an individual who remains attached to a regular job with a subsequent base-period employer.