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SB 779 Unemployment compensation benefits.

Introduced by: Charles R. Hawkins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Unemployment compensation benefits. Increases the maximum weekly unemployment benefit from $230 to $268, effective retroactively to November 28, 1999. The maximum weekly benefit is currently scheduled to increase from $230 to $232 effective July 1, 2000. Employees will not have to serve a statutory waiting week for benefits if the employer terminated operations, closed its business, or declared bankruptcy without paying final wages earned. Former employees whose work requires shift work shall not be deemed unavailable for work if the individual is currently enrolled in one or more classes of education related to employment or is continuing in a certificate or degree program at an institution of higher education, provided that such enrollment only limits the employee’s availability for work in one shift and the employee is otherwise available to work any other shifts. The bill has an emergency clause, and is effective retroactive to November 28, 1999.


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