DAR File No. 41520

Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance

Rule R994-102

Employment Security Act, Public Policy and Authority

Notice of Proposed Rule

(New Rule)

DAR File No.: 41520
Filed: 04/27/2017 02:42:51 PM

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

This rule inadvertently expired and is necessary so it is being filed anew. This rule primarily references the Department of Workforce Services's authority to file rules.

Summary of the rule or change:

There are no changes to this rule. It is being filed anew because the Department inadvertently allowed it to expire.

Statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

• Section 35A-1-104
• Section 35A-4-102
• Subsection 35A-1-104(4)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

This is a federally-funded program so there are no costs or savings to the state budget.

local governments:

This is a federally funded program so there are no costs or savings to local government.

small businesses:

There are no costs or savings to any small businesses as there are no fees associated with this program and it is federally funded.

persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local governmental entities:

There are no costs or savings to any persons other than small businesses, businesses, or local government entities as there are no fees associated with this program, and it is federally funded.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

There are no costs or savings to any affected persons as there are no fees associated with this program, and it is federally funded. These changes will not impact the contribution rate of any employer.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There are no compliance costs associated with this change. There are no fees associated with this change. There will be no cost to anyone to comply with these changes. There will be no fiscal impact on any business. These changes will have no impact on any employer's contribution tax rate.

Jon Pierpont, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Office of Administrative Rules, or at:

Workforce Services
Unemployment Insurance
140 E 300 S
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111-2333

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

• Suzan Pixton at the above address, by phone at 801-526-9645, by FAX at 801-526-9211, or by Internet E-mail at spixton@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

06/14/2017

This rule may become effective on:

06/21/2017

Authorized by:

Jon Pierpont, Executive Director

R994. Workforce Services, Unemployment Insurance.

R994-102. Employment Security Act, Public Policy and Authority.

R994-102-101. Authority and Statement of the Rules.

(1) One of the purposes of the Employment Security Act, Utah Code Section 35A-4-101 et seq., the Act, is to lighten the burdens of persons unemployed through no fault of their own by maintaining their purchasing power in the economy. The legislature, in establishing this program, recognized the substantial social ills associated with unemployment and sought to ameliorate these problems with a program to pay workers for a limited time while they seek other employment.

(2) The Department of Workforce Services (Department) is responsible for protecting the investment of employers who contributed to the unemployment insurance fund, the interests of the unemployed workers who may be eligible for the dollars provided by the fund, and the community which benefits from a stable workforce through the maintenance of purchasing power.

(3) The legal authority for these rules and for the Department to carry out its responsibilities is found in Utah Code Sections 34A-1-104 and 35A-4-101 et seq.

(4) These rules are to be liberally construed and administered and doubts should be resolved in favor of finding coverage of the employee and assisting those who are attached to the work force.

 

KEY: unemployment compensation

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: 2017

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-4-102