Senate Bill 4303
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Workforce Retention Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 23, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4303
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
Workforce Retention Act of 2020
This bill extends temporary funding for short-time compensation (STC) programs through December 22, 2022, and establishes state requirements for permanent, federally-financed STC programs. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program within the federal-state unemployment system that provides pro-rated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.)
July 23, 2020
07/23/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4474-4475)
07/23/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:36 PM