PA HB274

Employees who voluntarily leave work or fail to attend work due to domestic violence situations that would jeopardize their safety or a family/household member's safety remain eligible for unemployment compensation

Verification of domestic violence can be provided through protective orders, police/medical/court records, statements from professionals (counselors, shelter workers, attorneys, clergy), statements from friends/relatives, self-affirmation, or other reasonable evidence

Self-affirmation allows initial eligibility, but applicants must submit additional documentation within 120 days; eligibility may be redetermined within 18 months if false information is found

All domestic violence documentation remains confidential and the department cannot disclose the existence of a domestic violence situation to employers in any claim notices

Base year employers automatically receive relief from benefit charges for claims determined eligible under this section, and the act takes effect six months after enactment