HB 1023 Summary

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

• Eligible individuals must have been totally unemployed, not job-attached, and accept work with wages below their weekly benefit amount.

• Partial benefit is calculated as the difference between the individual's remuneration and weekly benefit amount, plus $40, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.

• Individuals meeting eligibility requirements may receive partial benefits for up to 13 weeks.

• Amends Indiana Code sections 22-4-2-2 and 22-4-15, and adds new section 22-4-15-4.5; effective upon passage.