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Employer Handbook

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To Employers
About Our Web Site
The Purpose of the Utah Employment Security Act
Base Period Wages Defined
Paying for Unemployment Insurance
Employers Subject to the Employment Security Act
Wages Defined
Subject Wages Must Be Reported to Workforce Services
When To Report Wages
Employment Defined
Professional Employers’ Organizations and Temporary Service Employers
Common Paymaster and Payrolling
Employment Exempt From Coverage
Guidelines for Employment Status (Independent Contractor)
Calculating an Employer's Payment
Calculating the Contribution Rate
SUTA Dumping
"Successor" Employer Defined
Information an Employer Must Provide to Employees
An Employer Must Keep Records
Audit of Records
An Employer Must Submit Reports or Forms
Online Filing Options for Utah Employer’s Quarterly Contributions and Wages
Receive UI Correspondence Through the Internet
Requirements for an Employer to Stop Filing Reports
Penalties When an Employer Does Not File the Required Reports
Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Some Reasons Benefits May be Denied
Unemployment Insurance Claim Center Phone Numbers
Employer Appeals
Controling Unemployment Costs
Purpose of New Hire Reporting and the Reporting Requirements
Workforce Services Can Help You, the Employer
Economic Information for Employers
Economic Information Products
Rapid Response / Pre-Layoff Assistance
Conclusion
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Status Report (DWS-UI Form 1)
Appendix B: Employer’s Contribution Report / Employer’s Quarterly Wage List
(DWS-UI Form 33H)
Appendix C: Utah Employer Quarterly Wage List Continuation Sheet
(DWS-UI Form 33HA)
Appendix D: Calculating Excess Wages
Appendix E: Utah New Hire Registry Reporting Form (DWS-UI Form 6)
Appendix F: DWS Employment Center Listing