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Relating to information provided to the department of workforce development during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits
Topics:Jobs & workers
Same legislation: SF 2089
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 21, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2089
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 2089 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2089 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People applying for unemployment benefits and their former employers can now send information to the state separately before meeting together. The state will share this information with the other side and allow each person to respond to what was said. This process lets both parties give their side of the story without having to talk to each other directly.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of workforce development to establish a process whereby a claimant and an employer may each provide information to the department prior to the department’s fact-finding process for a claim for unemployment benefits without the presence of or participation by the other party. _____ fact-finding meeting interview. At the request of either party, the department shall provide such information to each party without the presence of or participation by the other party. The bill requires the department to give each party an opportunity to provide a rebuttal or response to information provided by the other party prior to the department’s initial determination of the validity of the claim. At the request of either party, the department shall provide such an opportunity without the presence of or participation by the other party. Information provided to the department pursuant to the bill shall be subject to the same standards applicable to other information obtained by the department during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2026. On January 20, 2026 it recommended passage.
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