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Relating to waiver or alteration of work search requirements for unemployment benefits due to a short-term temporary layoff
Topics:Jobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who work in highway construction, repair, or maintenance can sometimes skip certain work search rules if they are temporarily laid off due to bad weather. Currently, these rules only apply to specific types of workers, but this bill expands the definition to include more people. If a worker is at least 18 years old and has a verified return date, they can qualify for this temporary layoff status.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the department of workforce development may establish by rule a process to waive or alter the work search requirements for a claim for unemployment benefits if an individual has a reasonable expectation that the individual will be returning to employment and is attached to a regular job or industry or a member in good standing of a union therein eligible for referral for employment. To be considered attached to a regular job or industry, an individual must be on a short-term temporary layoff, defined as a layoff period of weeks or less, with a specific return-to-work date verified by the employer, due to seasonal weather conditions that impact the ability of the individual to perform work related to highway construction, repair, or maintenance. This bill provides that a layoff period of weeks or less, with a specific return-to-work date verified by the employer, due to seasonal weather conditions that impact the ability of the individual to perform work, provided the individual is at least years of age, is also defined as a short-term temporary layoff.
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