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ND HB1060

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Shannon Roers Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

66th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

  • Assesses surcharges on employers when cumulative unemployment insurance benefits charged to their account exceed cumulative contributions made, calculated annually by January 31st.

  • Applies tiered surcharge percentages: 3 percent for 100-149 percent benefit-to-contribution ratio, 7 percent for 150-199 percent, and 10 percent for 200 percent and greater.

  • Surcharge amount equals the surcharge percentage multiplied by benefits in excess of contributions as of December 31st of the previous year, due by October 31st of the assessment year.

  • Surcharge payments cannot be used as credit toward regular contributions, but employers making voluntary contributions can trigger surcharge recalculation; unpaid surcharges accrue interest at 1.5 percent per month.

  • Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Legislative Description

Surcharges paid by employers for employees who receive unemployment insurance benefits at a rate exceeding contributions paid into the system by the employer; and to provide an effective date.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 0 nays 44

3/22/2019

Committee Referrals

Industry, Business, and Labor1/3/2019

Full Bill Text

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