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- Failure to Appear – HB 787 (Hutchinson)
Permits a referee to dismiss the case without receiving testimony or evidence on the merits of the case if the appellant fails to appear for the hearing
- Voluntary Quits - HB 1473 (Mantz)
Further refines the law’s current ineligibility for benefits for voluntarily leaving work without a case of a necessitous and compelling nature by adding a provision that it also be a cause attributable to employment
- Willful Misconduct – HB 1472 (Mantz)
Clarifies that a claimant is ineligible for benefits if his unemployment is due to “willful misconduct”
- Work Search – HB 1542 (Quinn)
Requires UC claimants to participate in job search programs
- Right to Copy of Claimant’s Written Statement –HB 1831 (Mensch)
Adds an additional requirement that the last employer and the separating employer be furnished a copy of any written statement provided by the claimant relating to his/her separation from employment, if the employer makes such request in writing; the claimant would have the same right to any written statement provided by an employer
- Tax Rate and Benefit Eligibility- HB 1375 (Saylor)
Among other changes, provides for definitions of "average working wage" and "suitable work,” clarifies determination of contribution rate and experience rating and also provides for the qualifications required to secure compensation and for the rate and amount of compensation
- Relief from Charges – To be introduced as HB 1906 (Turzai)
Clarifies the timely filing of relief from charges for an employer is who is otherwise entitled to relief
- Evaluation of Local UC Service Center Elimination – To be introduced as
HR 445 (Ellis)
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