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PA HB1243
PA HB1243In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for trigger determination and for trigger rate redeterminations; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation, for ineligibility for compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals; in Unemployment Comp
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Introduced
04/17/2025
04/17/2025
In Committee
04/17/2025
04/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of unemployment compensation to be administered by the Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions) selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons; providing procedure and administrative details for the determination, payment and collection of such contributions and the payment of such compensation; providing for cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies; creating certain special funds in the custody of the State Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for trigger determination and for trigger rate redeterminations; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation, for ineligibility for compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals; in Unemployment Compensation Amnesty Program, further providing for definitions; and, in amnesty program, further providing for definitions.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to Pennsylvania's Unemployment Compensation Law, primarily focusing on modifying trigger percentages, benefit calculations, and administrative definitions. The bill eliminates the concept of "credit weeks" and adjusts the calculation method for determining unemployment benefit rates and triggers. Specifically, it reduces the trigger percentage threshold from 250% to 100%, which affects how unemployment contribution rates and benefit amounts are determined. The bill modifies provisions related to qualifying for unemployment, including removing the one-week waiting period requirement and changing how wages and qualifying periods are calculated. It also removes provisions about severance pay attribution and simplifies employee information reporting by eliminating the requirement to track credit weeks. The changes are designed to update and streamline the unemployment compensation system, with most provisions set to take effect on July 1, 2025, after technological upgrades to the benefit delivery system are completed. The bill aims to modernize the unemployment compensation process and potentially make the system more responsive to economic conditions.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (11)
Liz Hanbidge (D)*,
José Giral (D),
Nancy Guenst (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Kristine Howard (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Joe McAndrew (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Perry Warren (D),
Ben Waxman (D),
Last Action
Referred to Labor & Industry (on 04/17/2025)
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