Senate Bill 3482
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Emergency U.I. Solutions Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 12, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3482
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Emergency U.I. Solutions Act of 2020
This bill permits a state to enter into an agreement with the Department of Labor under which Labor will temporarily provide 100% of unemployment compensation (UC), including related administrative expenses, to certain individuals in their first week of unemployment, thus eliminating the state requirement that an individual has to wait one week before being eligible for UC.The unemployment must occur in an area for which there is an emergency declaration for such week.
Such agreement shall apply to weeks of unemployment after the agreement is entered into and ends on or before the earlier of (1) January 1, 2022, or (2) the state's compliance with certain federal requirements.
March 12, 2020
03/12/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/12/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 2, 2022 4:23:29 PM