Unemployment Insurance

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023 [SB-670] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Labor to set the taxable wage base and the maximum weekly benefit amount in a certain manner for certain years; prohibiting the applicable table of rates from shifting more than a certain number of tables under certain circumstances; establishing certain collateral requirements for certain investment funds that own certain portfolio companies; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Relating To Unemployment Insurance. [HB-1353] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ] [Insurance ]
Appropriates funds for unemployment insurance specialist and unemployment insurance assistant positions within the department of labor and industrial relations to prepare and support the unemployment insurance modernization project. Appropriates funds to upgrade and modernize the unemployment insurance system. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scot Matayoshi The Committee(s) On Fin Recommend(s) That The Measure Be Deferred. on 02/27/2023

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State (Idaho)
Idaho 2023 Regular Session

Amends existing law to provide unemployment insurance benefits to victims of domestic violence and spouses of transferred military members. [SB-1019] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Military ] [Unemployment ] [Human Services ]
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE -- Amends existing law to provide unemployment insurance benefits to victims of domestic violence and spouses of transferred military members.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Session Law Chapter Effective: on 03/20/2023

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State (Utah)
Utah 2023 General Session

Unemployment Insurance Amendments [HB-283] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ]
Unemployment Insurance Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Daniel McCay House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/03/2023

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

Unemployment insurance; benefit amounts; definition [SB-1167] [Unemployment ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Insurance ]
Unemployment insurance; benefit amounts; definition

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Kaiser House Third Reading Failed Voting: (29-31-0-0) on 06/12/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods [SB-136] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ]
Limiting the percentage of the weekly benefits amount that the Secretary of Labor may deduct from the weekly benefits payable to a claimant in the future to recover certain overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits to either up to 50% of the weekly benefit amount or 25% of the weekly benefit amount if the weekly benefit amount is less than or equal to $100; and clarifying the circumstances under which the Secretary may use certain methods to recover overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Approved By The Governor - Chapter 370 on 05/03/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance - Recovery of Benefits - Limitation and Methods [HB-140] [Unemployment ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Insurance ]
Limiting the percentage of the weekly benefits amount that the Secretary of Labor may deduct from weekly benefits payable to a claimant to recover certain overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits to 50% of the weekly benefit or 25% if the benefit is less than $100; and clarifying the circumstances under which the Secretary may use certain methods to recover overpayments of unemployment insurance benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian Approved By The Governor - Chapter 371 on 05/03/2023

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)

Cosmetology licensure compact [HB-2049] [Consumer Protection ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Cosmetology licensure compact

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Timothy Dunn Chapter 93 on 04/18/2023

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State (Montana)
Montana 2023 Regular Session

Revise laws related to unemployment insurance theft and penalties [HB-142] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Insurance ] [Law Enforcement ]
Revise laws related to unemployment insurance theft and penalties

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Lynch Chapter Number Assigned on 03/16/2023

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State (Montana)
Montana 2023 Regular Session

Generally revise independent contractor laws [SB-22] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Workers' Compensation ]
Generally revise independent contractor laws

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shane Morigeau Chapter Number Assigned on 04/24/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance - Duties of Secretary and Penalties [SB-985] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to enter into certain memorandums of understanding to implement and enforce the Maryland Unemployment Insurance Law and to conduct certain integrity activities to verify that an individual is eligible to receive certain benefits; and altering the criminal penalties for a conviction for certain unemployment insurance-related offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Labor and Employment - Unemployment Insurance Violations - Penalties [HB-1454] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering the criminal penalties for a conviction for certain unemployment insurance-related offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance - Procedures for Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits - Alterations [HB-955] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to conduct a predetermination investigation before seeking the recovery of unemployment insurance benefits paid to a claimant; altering certain procedures by which the Secretary may recover an overpayment of insurance benefits by requiring the Secretary to send a written notice outlining the factual and evidentiary information and whether monetary penalties are due; requiring the notice to include instructions on how the claimant may appeal the determination; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/17/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance - Computation of Earned Rate of Contribution - Applicable Table of Rates [SB-827] [Unemployment ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Insurance ]
Requiring that the earned rate of contributions for calendar year 2023 be calculated using Table B of the Table of Rates if the Unemployment Insurance Fund balance on September 30, 2022, allows for the earned rate of contributions to be calculated using either Table A or Table B of the Table of Rates.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification Exceptions - COVID-19 Vaccination [HB-901] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Unemployment ] [Public Health ] [Workers' Compensation ]
Providing that the voluntary resignation of an employee is a valid circumstance for voluntarily leaving work if the employee resigned due to the employer requiring that the employee, as a condition of continued employment, be vaccinated against COVID-19 and the employer fails to provide suitable other work that would not require that the employee be vaccinated against COVID-19; and prohibiting the refusal of an employee to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from being considered gross misconduct, aggravated misconduct, or misconduct.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Cox Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/08/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance - Federal Extended Benefits for Long-Term Unemployment [SB-655] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Altering the period that constitutes an extended benefit period and when a State "on" indicator exists; specifying the total amount of certain extended unemployment benefits that are payable to an eligible individual; authorizing the Secretary of Labor, if authorized by federal law, to suspend the payment of certain extended unemployment benefits; and establishing that federal unemployment law provisions and definitions related to extended benefits apply to a certain extent.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 653 on 05/29/2022

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Unemployment Insurance - Appeals and Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits Procedures - Revisions [SB-635] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to delegate to the Office of Administrative Hearings the authority to hold contested case hearings under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary to conduct a predetermination investigation before seeking the recovery of unemployment insurance benefits paid to a claimant; and altering certain procedures by which the Secretary may recover an overpayment of unemployment insurance benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

Unemployment insurance; notification; benefits [SB-1647] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ]
Unemployment insurance; notification; benefits

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston Senate Read Second Time on 02/02/2022

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

Unemployment insurance; benefits; requirements [SB-1645] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ]
Unemployment insurance; benefits; requirements

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston Senate Read Second Time on 02/02/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Employment Security. [HB-2334] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Insurance ]
Temporarily reduces employer contribution rates for unemployment insurance. Repeals 1/1/2025.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Ward Referred To Lat, Cpc, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/28/2022

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