CT SB00100

Repeals and replaces Section 31-231a of the general statutes to modify unemployment benefit calculations effective October 1, 2016.

For construction workers identified by regulations: unemployment benefit rate equals one twenty-sixth of highest quarterly wages in base period, with minimum of $15 and maximum determined by other statutory limits.

For non-construction workers with benefit years commencing after October 1, 2016: minimum weekly benefit increases from $15 to $50, calculated as one twenty-sixth of average wages from the two highest quarters in the base period.

Maximum weekly benefit rate capped at $156 for years commencing after first Sunday in July 1982, and limited to 60 percent of state average production worker wages for years commencing after first Sunday in October 1983.

Administrator required to adopt regulations specifying National Council on Compensation Insurance codes for identifying construction workers and requiring employers to report such worker classifications.