2009 Legislative Bills on Unemployment. as of February 16, 2009

Transcription

1 2009 Legislative Bills on Unemployment as of February 16, 2009 AZ H 2589 Lopes (D) Employment Security Concerns employment security; relates to amount of benefits. AZ H 2597 Patterson (D) Unemployment Benefits Concerns unemployment benefits; relates to disqualification. AZ H 2618 Murphy (R) Withholding Concerns unemployment compensation withholding; relates to technical correction. CO S 178 Sponsor: Heath (D) Unemployment Ins Attached to Regular Jobs Committee: Senate Business, Labor and Technology Committee Hearing: 02/18/2009 1:30 pm the division of employment and training shall waive for a certain number of weeks the requirements for employees attached to regular jobs to register for work and report to an 1

2 employment office as a condition of being eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits. 02/10/2009 To Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Technology. ID H 76 House Business Committee Employment Security Law Commerce and Human Resources Committee Amends existing law relating to employment security law to provide that certain employment relating to the selling or soliciting of sale of consumer products including services and other intangibles shall be considered exempt employment and to specify conditions. 02/09/2009 To House Committee on Commerce and Human Resources. IL H 686 Sponsor: Dunkin (D) Department of Employment Security Introduced: 02/05/2009 Committee: House Labor Committee Hearing: 02/19/2009 2:00 pm Amends the Department of Employment Security Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Employment Security shall provide a list of free or low cost health care options potentially available to applicants for unemployment insurance benefits. Provides that the Department shall notify an applicant by mail or , if is available, upon receipt of the application for unemployment insurance benefits. 02/11/2009 To House Committee on Labor. IL H 824 Sponsor: Ramey (R) Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Financing Act Executive Committee Amends the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Financing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. 02/11/2009 To House Committee on Executive. IL S 1129 Sponsor: Cullerton (D) Unemployment Insurance Act Committee on Assignments Committee Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Director of Employment Security. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To Senate Committee on Assignments. 2

3 IL S 1130 Sponsor: Cullerton (D) Unemployment Insurance Act Committee on Assignments Committee Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning rules. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To Senate Committee on Assignments. IL S 1209 Sponsor: Trotter (D) Employment Security Appropriation Committee on Assignments Committee Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Employment Security for its FY 10 ordinary and contingent expenses. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To Senate Committee on Assignments. IL S 1350 Sponsor: Forby (D) Unemployment Insurance Act Committee on Assignments Committee Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that with respect to any benefit year that has not terminated as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, including but not limited to a benefit year that began prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, any otherwise eligible individual 02/10/2009 To Senate Committee on Assignments. KS H 2281 House Federal and State Affairs Committee Employment Introduced: 02/05/2009 Taxation Committee Concerns employment; relates to misclassification of employees. 02/06/2009 To House Committee on Taxation. KS H 2313 House Federal and State Affairs Committee Employment Security Law Commerce and Labor Committee 3

4 Concerns employment security law; relates to response times. 02/09/2009 To House Committee on Commerce and Labor. KS S 229 Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee Employment Introduced: 02/05/2009 Federal and State Affairs Committee Concerns employment; relates to misclassification of employees. 02/06/2009 To Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs. KY H 392 Sponsor: Overly (D) Construction Industry Labor and Industry Committee Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit misclassification of employees in the construction industry; defines contractor, construction. and other terms; presumes employee status unless certain factors are met; establishes factors for determining independent contractor; requires Office of Workplace Standards to administer; requires posting of requirements and retention of records for 3 years. 02/11/2009 To House Committee on Labor and Industry. 02/11/2009 Posting waived. KY S 136 Sponsor: Jones (D) Misclassification of Employees in the Construction 02/12/2009 Introduced. Creates new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit misclassification of employees in the construction industry; defines contractor, construction and other terms; presumes employee status unless certain factors are met; establishes factors for determining independent contractor; requires Office of Workplace Standards to administer; requires posting of requirements and retention of records for 3 years; provides administrative or civil remedy; imposes penalties. MA H 23 Exec. Office of Labor & Workforce Development Wage Reporting Introduced: 01/07/2009 Location: Joint Committee on Revenue Improves the reporting of wages in the Commonwealth. 01/07/2009 Introduced. 01/07/2009 To Joint Committee on Revenue. 01/07/2009 Filed as House Docket 23. 4

5 MA HD 18 Exec. Office of Labor & Workforce Development Underground Economy Joint Task Force Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Authorizes the Department of Unemployment Assistance to share information with the joint task force on the underground economy. 01/07/2009 Filed. 01/07/2009 Assigned House Bill No. 18. MA HD 19 Exec. Office of Labor & Workforce Development Unemployed Worker Benefit Delivery Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Improves the efficiency of the delivery of benefits to unemployed workers. 01/07/2009 Filed. 01/07/2009 Assigned House Bill No. 19. MA HD 23 Exec. Office of Labor & Workforce Development Wage Reporting Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Improves the reporting of wages in the Commonwealth. 01/07/2009 Filed. 01/07/2009 Assigned House Bill No. 23. MA SD 445 Jehlen (D) Part-time Higher Education Faculty Eligibility Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Relates to part-time higher education faculty eligibility. 01/07/2009 Filed. MA SD 608 Jehlen (D) Fairness for Temporary Job Workers Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Restores fairness in the unemployment insurance law for workers in temporary jobs. 01/07/2009 Filed. 5

6 MA SD 623 Morrissey (D) Employment Protection for Disabled Veterans Prefiled: 01/07/ /07/2009 Filed. Provides employment protection for disabled veterans and veterans who are not members of civil service. MA SD 1024 Tisei (R) Unemployment Insurance Rates Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Relates to unemployment insurance rates. 01/07/2009 Filed. MA SD 1300 Baddour (D) Unemployment Insurance Reform Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Relates to unemployment insurance reform. 01/07/2009 Filed. MA SD 1823 Pacheco (D) Fairness in Unemployment Insurance for Workers Prefiled: 01/07/2009 Promotes fairness in unemployment insurance for workers seeking parttime. 01/07/2009 Filed. MD H 649 Carr (D) Labor and Employment Economic Matters Committee Defines independent contractor as an individual who is not an employee for purposes of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, based on application of the 20 factors set forth in a specified Internal Revenue Service Revenue Ruling. 02/09/2009 Introduced. 02/09/2009 To House Committee on Economic Matters. 6

7 MD H 740 Crossfiled: MD S 576 Harrison (D) Unemployment Insurance Economic Matters Committee Increases the amount of the weekly unemployment insurance benefit up to a specified maximum weekly benefit over a specified amount of time. 02/10/2009 To House Committee on Economic Matters. MD H 1070 Davis D (D) Labor and Employment Introduced: 02/13/2009 Economic Matters Committee Requires investigation of alleged employee misclassification under specified circumstances; establishes specified penalties that may be imposed in specified proceedings relating to employment standards and conditions, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, and income tax payment and withholding. 02/13/2009 Introduced. 02/13/2009 To House Committee on Economic Matters. MD H 1199 Carr (D) Unemployment Insurance Introduced: 02/13/2009 Economic Matters Committee Requires the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to backdate a claim for unemployment insurance benefits for claimants for up to 6 weeks if the claimant is determined to be eligible for benefits under the unemployment insurance law and files a complete and corrected intial claim as requested by the Secretary. 02/13/2009 Introduced. 02/13/2009 To House Committee on Economic Matters. MD S 576 Crossfiled: MD H 740 Middleton (D) Unemployment Insurance Finance Committee Increases the amount of the weekly unemployment insurance benefit up to a specified maximum weekly benefit over a specified amount of time. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To Senate Committee on Finance. 7

8 MD S 660 Crossfiled: MD H 16 Garagiola (D) Labor and Employment Finance Committee Requires employers to provide a specified nonworking or working shift break to an employee under specified circumstances; requires that a shift break count towards an employee's work hours for a specified day; provides for civil penalties; authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to provide specified exemptions by regulation. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To Senate Committee on Finance. MD S 912 Conway J (D) Labor and Employment Introduced: 02/13/2009 Rules Committee Requires investigation of alleged employee misclassification under specified circumstances; establishes specified penalties that may be imposed in specified proceedings relating to employment standards and conditions, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, and income tax payment and withholding. 02/13/2009 Introduced. 02/13/2009 To Senate Committee on Rules. MI H 4238 Sponsor: Constan (D) Dumping Prohibitions Labor Committee Revises SUTA dumping prohibitions. 02/10/2009 To House Committee on Labor. MN H 626 Companion: MN S 542 Bly (DFL) Economic Development Commerce and Labor Committee Relates to economic development; extends MFIP assistance; modifies unemployment compensation; augments foreclosure provisions; establishes a jobs creation program; limits certain layoffs; appropriates money. 02/09/2009 Introduced. 02/09/2009 To House Committee on Commerce and Labor. 8

9 MN S 542 Companion: MN H 626 Tomassoni (DFL) Economic Development Business, Industry and Jobs Committee Relates to economic development; extends MFIP assistance; modifies unemployment compensation; augments foreclosure provisions; establishes a jobs creation program; limits certain layoffs; appropriates money. 02/09/2009 Introduced. 02/09/2009 To Senate Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs. MN S 643 Sheran (DFL) Business, Industry and Jobs Committee Relates to unemployment compensation; provides eligibility for benefits under certain training programs. 02/12/2009 Introduced. 02/12/2009 To Senate Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs. MT H 580 Caferro (D) Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Eligibility Introduced: 02/11/2009 Committee: House Business and Labor Committee Hearing: 02/19/2009 8:00 am Revises unemployment insurance benefits and eligibility. 02/12/2009 Filed as Draft /12/2009 To House Committee on Business and Labor. MT S 378 Perry (R) Unauthorized Aliens Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee Limit workers compensation awards for unauthorized aliens. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 Filed as Draft /06/2009 To Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Economic Affairs. MT S 398 Zinke (R) Worker Compensation and Unemployment Laws 9

10 Introduced: 02/07/2009 Committee: Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee Hearing: 02/18/2009 8:00 am Committee: Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee Hearing: 02/18/2009 9:00 am Revises Worker Compensation and Unemployment Laws. 02/07/2009 Introduced. 02/07/2009 Filed as Draft /07/2009 To Senate Committee on Business, Labor and Economic Affairs. NC S 14 Berger D (D) Employment Safety Introduced: 01/29/2009 Commerce Committee Concerns employment safety and security committee. 01/29/2009 Introduced. 01/29/2009 To Senate Committee on Commerce. ND S 2290 Krebsbach (R) Job Service Reimbursement Accounts Introduced: 01/19/2009 Relates to job service North Dakota reimbursement accounts and to reimburse job service North Dakota for unemployment compensation benefits that could potentially be paid by job service North Dakota to dissolved school district employees. 01/29/2009 Failed to pass Senate. NJ A 3770 Sponsor: Scalera (D) Legal Transcribers Prefiled: 02/09/2009 Location: Assembly Concerns eligibility for unemployment compensation for legal transcribers. 02/09/2009 Filed. NM H 637 Giannini (D) Labor and Human Resources Committee Relates to unemployment compensation; bars any person from charging fees to unemployment recipients for use of electronic benefit transfer cards; declares an emergency. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To House Committee on Labor and Human Resources. 10

11 NM S 506 Sanchez B (D) Introduced: 02/05/2009 Public Affairs Committee Relates to unemployment compensation; provides that the one- week waiting period before benefits are paid shall not apply to individuals enrolled in certain training programs. 02/05/2009 Introduced. 02/05/2009 To Senate Committee on Public Affairs. 02/05/2009 To Senate Committee on Corporations and Transportation. NY A 4583 Sponsor: Weprin (D) Unemployment Insurance Contributions Introduced: 02/05/2009 Location: Assembly Labor Committee Increases the threshold for liability for contributions for unemployment insurance from $300 per calendar quarter to $2000 per calendar quarter. 02/05/2009 Introduced. 02/05/2009 To Assembly Committee on Labor. NY A 4815 Sponsor: Englebright (D) Older American Community Service Employment Program Location: Assembly Labor Committee Provides that unemployment insurance provisions shall not apply to work performed during participation in the Older American Community Service Employment Program. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To Assembly Committee on Labor. NY A 4903 Sponsor: Hyer-Spencer (D) Defines Domestic Violence and Abuse Location: Assembly Labor Committee Defines domestic violence and abuse for unemployment insurance purposes; and provides unemployment insurance for survivors of domestic violence. 02/06/2009 Introduced. 02/06/2009 To Assembly Committee on Labor. NY A 4920 Sponsor: John (D) Unemployment Insurance Benefits 11

12 Location: Assembly Labor Committee Increases unemployment insurance benefits; provides for unemployment insurance for domestic violence survivors. 02/10/2009 To Assembly Committee on Labor. NY A 4921 Sponsor: John (D) Maximum Benefit Rate for Unemployment Insurance Location: Assembly Labor Committee Relates to increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance. 02/10/2009 To Assembly Committee on Labor. NY A 5066 Sponsor: Brodsky (D) Unemployment Benefits Stipulations Location: Assembly Labor Committee Provides that for the purposes of disqualification from eligibility for unemployment benefits, the failure of an employee of a temporary employment service to notify such service within 5 business days of the completion of an assignment provided by such service shall be deemed to be a voluntary separation from employment, provided that the employee has been notified of the obligation to contact. 02/10/2009 To Assembly Committee on Labor. OR H 2624 Witt (D) Training for Unemployment Insurance Claimants Business and Labor Committee Defines economically distressed worker training and eligible economically distressed workers for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits. 02/12/2009 To House Committee on Business and Labor. OR S 461 Senate Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Unemployment Insurance Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Allows eligible workers to receive unemployment insurance benefits while participating in workforce skills enhancement training and on-the-job training; adjusts calculations of weekly unemployment benefits. 02/09/2009 Introduced. 02/09/2009 To Senate Committee on Commerce and Work Force Development. 12

13 OR S 462 Senate Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Eligibility for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Extends definition of 'base year' to include most recent four calendar quarters preceding benefit year for purpose of determining eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits. 02/09/2009 Introduced. 02/09/2009 To Senate Committee on Commerce and Work Force Development. OR S 463 Senate Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Eligibility for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Commerce and Workforce Development Committee Allows unemployment insurance benefits for certain part-time workers. 02/10/2009 To Senate Committee on Commerce and Work Force Development. RI H 5354 Guthrie (D) Public Property and Works Finance Committee Adds a percent increase to the bid of a non-resident bidder equal to the percent preference given to the non-resident bidder in the state where in the bidder resides. 02/10/2009 To House Committee on Finance. RI H 5383 Ehrhardt (R) Labor and Labor Relations Labor Committee Amends the availability for work requirement to allow an individual who has worked less than full-time for the majority of weeks during his or her base period to meet the availability for work requirement by seeking part-time work for at least the number of hours in a week that is comparable to those part-time hours worked by the individual during the majority of his or her base period. 02/10/2009 To House Committee on Labor. RI S 279 Connors (D) Underground Economy Joint Task Force 13

14 Location: House (Joint Resolution) Reinstates the life of and extend the reporting date of the special legislative commission to study the underground economy and employee misclassification from January 27, 2009 to June 30, 2009, and said commission would expire on August 30, /12/2009 Introduced. 02/12/2009 Passed Senate. *****To House. RI S 409 Bates (R) Labor and Labor Relations Finance Committee Would allow the governor to transfer moneys from the temporary disability insurance fund to the unemployment compensation benefits fund under certain conditions. It would also allow moneys in the job development fund to be used to make payments of interest due on funds transferred from the temporary disability fund to the employment security general fund and to pay interest 02/12/2009 Introduced. 02/12/2009 To Senate Committee on Finance. SC S 391 Ryberg (R) State Department Of Workforce Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee Relates to departments within the executive branch of state government, create the State department of workforce within the executive branch; relates to the employment security commission, so as provides that certain chapters within title 41 must be administered by the department of workforce and to delete references to the employment security commission; relates to the chairman, quorum, and filling of a vacancy on the employment security commission. 02/10/2009 To Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry. TN H 388 Same As: TN S 145 Carr (R) Immigrants 02/09/2009 Introduced. Relates to immigrants; requires all state agencies and political subdivisions to verify eligibility of all individuals 18 years of age or older before providing public benefits by using the federal systematic alien verification for entitlements or SAVE program, with limited exceptions. TN H 528 Same As: TN S 406 Hackworth (D) 14

15 Relates to unemployment compensation; extends the Tennessee job skills fee and adds members to the state unemployment compensation advisory council. TN H 657 Fitzhugh (D) Relates to unemployment compensation; delays unemployment trust fund balance report from February 1 to February 15. TN H 773 Turner M (D) Introduced: 02/11/ /11/2009 Introduced. Relates to unemployment compensation; authorizes unemployment insurance benefits to individual who leaves work or is discharged due to circumstances resulting from being victim of domestic violence. TN H 1031 Lynn (R) Sunset Laws Introduced: 02/11/2009 Relates to sunset laws; extends state unemployment compensation advisory council, June 30, /11/2009 Introduced. TN S 406 Same As: TN H 528 Henry (D) Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Committee Relates to unemployment compensation; extends the Tennessee job skills fee and adds members to the state unemployment compensation advisory council. 02/12/2009 To Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Agriculture. 15

16 TN S 432 Bunch (R) Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Committee Relates to unemployment compensation; authorizes officers of corporations to exempt themselves from unemployment law provisions. 02/12/2009 To Senate Committee on Commerce, Labor and Agriculture. TN S 820 Marrero (D) Introduced: 02/11/ /11/2009 Introduced. Relates to unemployment compensation; authorizes unemployment insurance benefits to individual who leaves work or is discharged due to circumstances resulting from being victim of domestic violence. TN S 1050 Johnson J (R) Sunset Laws Introduced: 02/11/2009 Relates to sunset laws; extends state unemployment compensation advisory council, June 30, /11/2009 Introduced. TN S 1201 Tracy (R) 02/12/2009 Introduced. Relates to unemployment compensation; revises benefit provisions concerning seeking work, dishonesty and absenteeism, and also revises hearing procedures, and penalties for fraud. TN S 1491 Ford O (D) Relates to unemployment compensation; prevents reduction or termination of unemployment benefits due to claimant's enrollment in an institution of higher education. 16

17 02/12/2009 Introduced. TN S 1857 Kyle (D) 02/12/2009 Introduced. Relates to unemployment compensation; delays unemployment trust fund balance report from February 1 to February 15. TX H 1072 Burnam (D) Benefit Eligibility Introduced: 02/05/2009 Relates to unemployment compensation benefit eligibility. 02/05/2009 Introduced. TX H 1135 Legler (R) and Drug Testing 02/09/2009 Introduced. Relates to required drug testing for applicants and recipients of unemployment compensation benefits. TX H 1136 Legler (R) Unemployment Disqualification and Drug Testing 02/09/2009 Introduced. Relates to disqualification for the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits for violation of an employer drug testing policy. TX H 1197 Deshotel (D) Unemployment Benefits Introduced: 02/11/2009 Relates to exceptions to certain disqualifications from receiving unemployment benefits. 02/11/2009 Introduced. 17

18 TX S 826 Ellis (D) Unemployment Disqualifications Relates to exceptions to certain disqualifications from receiving unemployment benefits. 02/12/2009 Introduced. UT H 428 Mascaro (R) Short Title - Unemployment Insurance Amendments Introduced: 02/07/2009 (Short Title) Relates to unemployment insurance amendments. 02/07/2009 Introduced. WA H 1906 Conway (D) Introduced: 02/02/2009 Last Amend: 02/12/2009 Location: Eligible for Governor Improves economic security through unemployment compensation; provides for a temporary benefit increase; revises provisions governing benefit applications; updates related training benefits provisions; requires training benefits reports; revises the shared work provisions; revises the provisions regarding 02/13/2009 House concurred in Senate amendment. 02/13/2009 Eligible for Governor's desk. WA H 1990 Clibborn (D) Language Service Providers Introduced: 02/05/2009 Commerce and Labor Committee Exempts language service providers from the definition of employment and worker for the purposes of unemployment compensation and industrial insurance. 02/05/2009 Introduced. 02/05/2009 To House Committee on Commerce and Labor. WA H 2117 Cody (D) The Basic Health Plan Committee: House Health Care and Wellness Committee Hearing: 02/17/2009 1:30 pm 18

19 Modifies the basic health plan; revises the basic health plan to enable unemployed workers to maintain their health and avoid the risk of financial hardship related to unpaid medical bills as they search for new employment. 02/10/2009 To House Committee on Health Care and Wellness. WA H 2204 Conway (D) Unemployment Insurance Introduced: 02/13/2009 Commerce and Labor Committee Modifies unemployment insurance provisions; provides that unemployment insurance benefits are charged back to employers in the same amount that benefits are paid out; addresses employment contributions and voluntary quits; provides that the act applies to claims with an effective date on or after the effective date of the act. 02/13/2009 Introduced. 02/13/2009 To House Committee on Commerce and Labor. WA S 5963 Kohl-Welles (D) Unemployment Insurance Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee Regards unemployment insurance; modifies unemployment insurance provisions; provides that unemployment insurance benefits are charged back to employers in the same amount that benefits are paid out; addresses employment contributions and voluntary quits; provides that the act applies to claims with an effective date on or after the effective date of the act. 02/10/2009 To Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. WV H 2289 Sponsor: Caputo (D) Unemployment Benefits Judiciary Committee Changes the amount a person can earn while receiving unemployment benefits. 02/12/2009 Introduced. 02/12/2009 To House Committee on Judiciary. WV H 2336 Sponsor: Thompson Ri (D) Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee Relates generally to unemployment compensation and the Trust Fund. 02/12/2009 Introduced. 19

20 02/12/2009 To House Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business. WV S 246 Sponsor: Tomblin (D) Generally Judiciary Committee Relates to unemployment compensation generally. 02/12/2009 Introduced. 02/12/2009 To Senate Committee on Judiciary. Search Powered by State Net. Copyright (c) 2009 State Net. All rights reserved. 20