What is the Difference between the Fair Share Contribution Report and the Unemployment Health Insurance Report Filed with DUA?
Do Not Confuse the Fair Share Contribution with the Unemployment Health Insurance Contribution in Effect Since 1990. DUA has been administering the Unemployment Health Insurance (UHI) Program since 1990, which requires a contribution from certain employers who have an average of at least six employees in a quarter. The UHI contribution is based on one of three tax rates, depending upon the length of time an employer has been in business. The assigned UHI tax rate is applied to the first $14,000 in wages paid to each employee during the calendar year. The UHI contribution funds the Medical Security Trust Fund, and enables DUA to provide health coverage to qualified and income-eligible Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants while they are unemployed and collecting UI benefits. All employers in business for two years or more are required to file with DUA for the first quarter each year between April 1 and April 30; and to file quarterly for any quarter in which they average at least six em
A Note of Clarification: Do Not Confuse the Fair Share Contribution with the Unemployment Health Insurance Contribution in Effect Since 1990. DUA has been administering the Unemployment Health Insurance (UHI) Program since 1990, which requires a contribution from certain employers who have an average of at least six employees in a quarter. The UHI contribution is based on one of three tax rates, depending upon the length of time an employer has been in business. The assigned UHI tax rate is applied to the first $14,000 in wages paid to each employee during the calendar year. The UHI contribution funds the Medical Security Trust Fund, and enables DUA to provide health coverage to qualified and income-eligible Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants while they are unemployed and collecting UI benefits. All employers in business for two years or more are required to file with DUA for the first quarter each year between April 1 and April 30; and to file quarterly for any quarter in which the
