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CT SB00611

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/24/2017

Primary Sponsor

Labor and Public Employees Committee

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Origin

Senate

2017 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Modifies unemployment compensation chargeability rules effective October 1, 2017 by amending section 31-225a(c)(1) of general statutes
  • Expands the exemption for voluntary job departures to cover all situations where a claimant leaves suitable work without good cause attributable to the employer, removing specific limitations for care situations and transportation discontinuance
  • Maintains existing employer protections including exemptions for low-wage employees (≤$500 base period wages), natural disasters, drug policy violations, and certain disqualifications
  • Establishes that 50 percent of federal-state extended unemployment benefits are charged to base period employers' experience accounts
  • Requires employers to file notices and applications within appeal timeframes to claim exemptions from benefit charges to their accounts

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Charging Of Unemployment Compensation Benefits To Employers.

Last Action

File Number 84

3/16/2017

Committee Referrals

Labor and Public Employees1/24/2017

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