HB 1220 Summary

• Establishes a new partial unemployment benefit for individuals who accept work paying less than their eligible weekly unemployment benefit amount.

• Creates a supplemental benefit equal to the difference between remuneration received and weekly benefit amount, plus $40, rounded down to the nearest dollar.

• Limits the new partial benefit to 13 weeks for eligible individuals who have been totally unemployed and are not job-attached.

• Modifies the definition of "partial benefits" to reference the new benefit structure under the added IC 22-4-12-2.5 section.

• Takes effect upon passage with an emergency declaration.