Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 63.96a - Conversion to contributory status(a) If an employer that elects to make payments in lieu of contributions fails to provide a surety bond, money or securities in accordance with section 1106(d) of the law (43 P. S. § 906(d)) and this subchapter, the employer's election is void.(b) If an employer that elects to make payments in lieu of contributions provides a surety bond that ceases to be effective during the period of the election, and the employer does not provide a replacement bond for the remainder of the period of the election within 30 days after the Department requests the replacement bond, the Department will terminate the election. The Department will specify the effective date of the termination, which may be retroactive to the first day of the calendar quarter in which the bond ceases to be effective. A termination of an election under this subsection is not governed under section 1107(b) of the law (43 P. S. § 907(b)).(c) If an employer who elects to make payments in lieu of contributions subsequently becomes a contributory employer, and the employer owes reimbursement for benefit payments, or interest or penalties, the unpaid reimbursement, interest or penalties constitute unpaid contributions, interest or penalties for purposes of section 301(a)(2) of the law (43 P. S. § 781(a)(2)). The date when benefits are paid is used to determine if the unpaid reimbursement, interest or penalties correspond to the period through the second calendar quarter of the preceding calendar year.(d) If an employer who elects to make payments in lieu of contributions subsequently becomes a contributory employer, the employer remains liable to reimburse the Department for benefit payments made after the period of the election that are based on wages paid during the period of the election, in addition to the employer's liability for contributions on wages paid after the period of the election.The provisions of this §63.96a adopted June 17, 2011, effective 6/18/2011, 41 Pa.B. 3094.