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IN HB1083
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Karlee Macer
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AI Summary
HB 1083 Summary
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Establishes a work sharing unemployment insurance program in Indiana allowing employers to reduce employee hours instead of laying off workers, with affected employees receiving partial unemployment benefits.
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Requires employers to submit written work sharing plans to the commissioner of workforce development for approval, including details on affected employees, hour reductions (10-50%), and plan duration (up to 12 months).
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Defines "affected employees" as workers continuously employed for at least 3 months working at least 30 normal weekly work hours who participate in an approved plan.
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Calculates work sharing benefits as a percentage of standard unemployment benefits equal to the percentage of hours reduced from an employee's normal weekly work hours.
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Allows employees participating in work sharing to receive benefits without job search requirements from other employers and prohibits participation in extended benefits or supplemental federal unemployment compensation during work sharing.
Legislative Description
Work sharing unemployment benefit. Establishes a work sharing unemployment insurance program. Requires an employer to submit a work sharing plan for approval by the commissioner of the department of workforce development. Establishes the work sharing benefit as equal to an employee's unemployment benefit reduced by a percentage that is equivalent to the number of hours by which the employee's normal weekly work hours are reduced.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
1/6/2015