15 USC § 9022 - Flexibility in paying reimbursement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s9022"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 9022 - Flexibility in paying reimbursement"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "9022"
section_name: "Flexibility in paying reimbursement"
chapter_number: 116
chapter_name: "CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT)"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2103(a), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 317.)"
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# § 9022. Flexibility in paying reimbursement

The Secretary of Labor may issue clarifying guidance to allow States to interpret their State unemployment compensation laws in a manner that would provide maximum flexibility to reimbursing employers as it relates to timely payment and assessment of penalties and interest pursuant to such State laws.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title II, § 2103(a), Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 317.)