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MO HB1010
Bill
Status
4/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Wanda Brown
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AI Summary
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Amends Missouri sections 288.380 and 288.381 relating to unemployment compensation fraud penalties and overpayment recovery procedures
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Requires 15% of fraud penalty payments to be deposited into the state's unemployment compensation fund upon receipt, with the remaining penalty amount credited to the special employment security fund
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Expands recovery methods for overpaid unemployment benefits to include billing, state and federal tax refund setoffs, lottery winnings intercepts, and collection efforts under sections 288.160, 288.170, and 288.175
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Authorizes the division to require repayment of benefits received due to error or omission (not just offset from future benefits), while allowing the division to waive processing overpayments under 20% of the maximum weekly benefit amount
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Updates cross-references in section 288.381 from subsections 5 and 6 to subsections 7 and 8 of section 288.070
Legislative Description
Modifies the law relating to unemployment compensation benefits
Last Action
Placed on Informal Calendar
5/6/2015