Bill > HB05794

This bill proposes to modify the Unemployment Compensation Act by requiring an annual adjustment to the minimum amount of wages an employer must pay in a calendar quarter to be subject to the act's provisions. Specifically, the bill would tie the minimum wage threshold to the consumer price index (CPI), which is a measure of the average change in prices paid by urban consumers for goods and services. By linking the wage threshold to the CPI, the bill aims to help small businesses by potentially reducing their financial burden and providing a more dynamic, inflation-responsive standard for determining which employers must participate in the unemployment compensation system. The proposed change would allow the wage threshold to automatically increase or decrease each year based on changes in the consumer price index, which could help keep the regulation current with economic conditions and provide more predictability for small business owners.

Labor and Employment

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