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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 5054 Unemployment compensation; benefits, suitable work.

Introduced by: Suhas Subramanyam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Unemployment compensation; benefits; suitable work. Provides that under specific conditions related to COVID-19 work will not be deemed suitable and benefits will not be denied to any otherwise eligible individual for refusing to accept new work (i) if the individual has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and has been advised by a health care professional not to attend work; (ii) if a member of the individual's household has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or the individual is providing care for a family member or a member of his household with COVID-19; (iii) if during the COVID-19 pandemic the individual is an elevated risk of severe illness from the COVID-19 virus; (iv) if the individual is the primary caregiver for a child or other individual in his household who is unable to attend school or another facility that is closed as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the individual requires the school or facility in order to work and is unable to find a reasonable alternative; or (v) if the individual has a reasonable belief that his workplace is not in compliance with the Department of Labor and Industry's standards for the prevention of COVID-19.


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