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Senate pauses employment-security penalty changes after small-business objections
Summary
Senate Bill 5, presented by the Department of Workforce Services, would change filing penalties and a fraud penalty structure for unemployment reporting to bring Utah into federal compliance. Senators representing small employers objected to graduated penalties; the bill was circled for further negotiation.
Senate Bill 5, a department bill from the Utah Department of Workforce Services, came before the Senate on Jan. 27. Senator Jenkins summarized the measure as a multi-part update to employment-security law: it modifies filing penalties for late quarterly reports, revises reporting mechanics to align with federal requirements and makes technical corrections to definitions and fraud penalties.
Jenkins told the Senate the…
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