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Bill would cut employer UI tax rates, add fraud‑detection matching with DMV systems
Summary
Representatives heard House Bill 210 proposing a lower unemployment insurance tax tier for employers, estimated to cut premiums by tens of millions, and a technical fix to match claimant data with the state motor vehicle system to reduce fraud.
Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick and Department of Labor and Industry Commissioner Sarah Swanson presented House Bill 210, which would (1) add a lower unemployment insurance (UI) tax class to reduce employer tax rates when trust and economic indicators allow and (2) add a technical data‑matching step between the UI claimant system and the state motor‑vehicle database to reduce fraud.
The bill’s backers said Montana’s UI trust fund weathered COVID‑era claims without federal borrowing and that actuarial review showed employers have been paying at higher rates than necessary. The department’s actuarial analysis, presented by the sponsor and procurement staff,…
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