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House approves bill shifting Social Security-offset payments onto state unemployment trust
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 11 to change who pays the Social Security offset for some unemployment claimants, moving the payment onto the state unemployment trust fund to comply with federal guidance and free federal Reed Act funds for other workforce programs.
Representative Mascaro urged the House to approve Senate Bill 11, telling members the measure changes who pays the part of unemployment benefits reduced when claimants also receive Social Security. Mascaro said the bill "will put us in compliance with the federal government's requirements on how we pay unemployment insurance to people that are receiving social security income" and that employers and the…
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