Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Montana?
Issued by Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment Insurance Division and Employment Relations Division; Montana New Hire Reporting (DPHHS Child Support Services), at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Montana
The Montana table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers. Register the unemployment account through the Department’s eServices portal when you hire, and report each new hire within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment Insurance Division and Employment Relations Division; Montana New Hire Reporting (DPHHS Child Support Services).
Sources and dates
Unemployment Insurance Division 2026 rate explanation (Schedule 1, $47,300 wage base) and new employer rate insert; Employment Relations Division insurance compliance pages; DPHHS new hire reporting guide. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Yes. Workers’ compensation coverage is required from the first employee, with no size threshold, and the Employment Relations Division fines uninsured employers.
Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Unemployment Insurance Division and Employment Relations Division; Montana New Hire Reporting (DPHHS Child Support Services).
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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