SB 604 Summary

• Extends unemployment benefits for claims filed between January 1, 2021 and April 1, 2021, allowing up to 26 weeks of benefits instead of 20 weeks if $220,000,000 is appropriated to the unemployment compensation fund.

• Creates exemption from disqualification for victims of domestic violence who leave work due to reasonable fear of violence, need to relocate, need to address effects of violence, or other domestic violence-related reasons (expires March 31, 2021).

• Allows individuals to qualify for benefits who self-isolated or self-quarantined due to COVID-19 risk, including those who are immunocompromised, symptomatic, exposed to confirmed cases, or caring for those with confirmed COVID-19 (expires April 1, 2021).

• Temporarily reduces shared-work plan eligibility requirements until March 31, 2021, allowing employers to qualify even without meeting normal reserve and employee participation thresholds, with reduced work hour reduction percentages of 10-60%.

• Extends filing deadline for unemployment claims to 28 days after last day worked and allows one-year protest period for employers to challenge benefit charges (both expire March 31, 2021).