39-51-408. Advances from federal unemployment trust fund. (1) The department is authorized to apply for advances on behalf of the state of Montana from its account in the federal unemployment trust fund and to accept responsibility for repayment of any advances in accordance with the conditions specified in section 1201 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1321.
(2) (a) The interest cost, if any, from the advances must be assessed against employers subject to experience rating. Interest cost may not be assessed against state or local government employers covered by 39-51-1212 or against nonprofit organizations making payments in lieu of contributions pursuant to 39-51-1124.
(b) An assessment must be made beginning with the calendar year following the calendar year in which it became necessary to apply for an advance from the federal unemployment trust fund and after the interest charges on the advance have been determined. The rate must be determined by the department based upon the interest charges. This rate must be applied to the employer's taxable wages and be submitted in the same manner as regular contributions but as a separate payment.
(c) The amount received must be deposited in the unemployment insurance account and used to pay interest costs. Any surplus must be used to pay benefits. The department shall maintain separate records of deposits, obligations, and expenditures of all money collected pursuant to this section.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 25, L. 2009.
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