PROPOSED RULEMAKING
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
[34 PA. CODE CHS. 61, 63 AND 65]
Unemployment Compensation; Regulatory Review; Request for Public Comment
[28 Pa.B. 2925] Summary
Executive Order 1996-1, Regulatory Review and Promulgation, provides, inter alia, that regulations should be clear and concise and that existing regulations should be reviewed periodically to determine whether they continue to effectively fulfill the goals for which they were intended. In accordance with the Executive Order, the Department of Labor and Industry (Department) may propose amendments to the regulations listed as follows. The amendments would make clarifying changes to the regulations, update them to reflect current practices and circumstances and, where appropriate, consolidate them for consistency. The Executive Order provides that regulations shall be drafted with early and meaningful input from the regulated community. In keeping with the Executive Order, the Department is soliciting comments regarding the listed regulations. While comments addressing amendments of the kind under consideration are requested, all comments reflecting the regulatory principles in the Executive Order will be considered.
§ 61.3 Wages
Addresses the date of the payment of wages to the employe and the cash value of board and lodging
§ 63.3 Required forms and time limits for applications
Identifies the form required for requesting the transfer of the experience record and reserve account balance of a predecessor and specifies the time for filing such a request
§ 63.21 Prerequisites for applications
Addresses the content of an application for review and redetermination of employer contribution rates and the time for filing such an application
§ 63.22 Supporting data
Specifies the types of supporting data to be submitted for consideration with an application for review of employer contribution rate
§ 63.51 Form UC-1
Identifies the form which is to be filed in order to register for Pennsylvania unemployment compensation contribution purposes and when it is to be filed
§ 63.52 Form UC-2
Specifies forms (Employer's Report for Unemployment Compensation, Form UC-2, and Employer's Quarterly Report of Wages Paid to Each employe, Form UC-2A) which are to be filed by employers, the time frames and the manner in which the forms are to be filed, and the conditions under which employers are relieved of the responsibility to file the forms
§ 63.99 Assignment of rate of contribution
Addresses the rate of contribution to be assigned to employers who elect the reimbursable method of payment and subsequently choose to convert to contributory status
§ 65.13 Predated claims
Provides the guidelines for predating claimant work registration renewals, with respect to the permissible reasons and time frames
§ 65.33 Predating
Provides the guidelines for predating claims for a week of total, partial or part-time unemployment, with respect to the permissible reasons and time frames
§ 65.41 Procedure
Provides the guidelines for predating claimant applications for benefits, with respect to the permissible reasons and time frames
§ 65.42 Date of filing
Addresses the date on which an application for benefits or claim for a week of unemployment shall be considered to be filed, with respect to consistency between applications and claims
Dates: Comments should be submitted no later than 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in this particular notice.
Addresses: Comments should be submitted to the following address: Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment Compensation Deputate, Regulatory Coordinator Verna Kocher, Room 601 Labor and Industry Building, 7th and Forster Streets, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
JOHNNY J. BUTLER,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1013. Filed for public inspection June 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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