Bill > HB579

This bill amends Kentucky's unemployment insurance laws to eliminate the one-week waiting period that individuals must typically serve before receiving unemployment benefits, meaning eligible workers can now receive benefits from the first week they qualify. It also makes conforming changes to related statutes, such as KRS 341.090, which defines terms like "base period" (the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before a benefit year begins) and "benefit year" (a 52-week period for receiving benefits). The bill's primary goal is to provide quicker financial support to unemployed individuals by removing this initial waiting week.

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