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Montana unemployment system modernized, department proposes new lower tax tier to reduce employer rates
Summary
Department officials told the appropriations subcommittee that a new claims platform cut claim processing times, the unemployment trust is strong, and the agency will propose adding a lower tax tier to the employer tax table to allow rate reductions while maintaining a recession reserve.
Sarah Swanson, commissioner of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry, and agency analysts described improvements to the state's unemployment insurance system and a legislative proposal to add a lower tax tier to Montana's employer tax schedule.
The department reported that the new Montana Unemployment System Environment (MUSE) reduced claimant processing times; Commissioner Swanson said the average time to file a new claim had fallen from about 49 minutes on the old system to “less than 13 minutes for a new claim and…
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