The latest update to North Carolina's unemployment system appears headed to the Governor's desk. The major changes include requiring more job contacts and more quickly lowering a business tax.
The state Senate tentatively agreed Wednesday to changes made by the House to a bill that makes additional adjustments to the state's unemployment insurance system, which underwent a massive rewrite in 2013. One more Senate vote is likely Thursday before the bill goes to the governor.
The bill raises the minimum number of weekly job contacts a displaced worker must make from two to five to keep qualifying for benefits. Only a few states require so many contacts.
The measure also would eliminate a state surcharge on employers several months earlier once an unemployment benefit reserve exceeds $1 billion.
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