MS HB334

Eliminates the one-week waiting period currently required before unemployed individuals can begin receiving unemployment compensation benefits in Mississippi

Amends multiple sections of Mississippi Code (71-5-511, 71-5-11, 71-5-13, 71-5-355, 71-5-357, 71-5-359, 71-5-361, 71-5-501, and 71-5-505) to conform with the removal of the waiting period requirement

Maintains all other existing eligibility requirements for unemployment benefits, including registration for work, filing claims, being able and available for work, and meeting base period wage requirements

Removes the provision that previously allowed waiver of the waiting period only during federally declared major disasters

Effective date of July 1, 2017