HOUSE BILL 480
Employment, benefit formula
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW – Amends existing law to revise benefit formula provisions.
RS31114 / H0480
This legislation modifies the maximum duration of regular unemployment benefits and simplifies the existing complex benefit duration formula. Current law uses two variables to determine whether an unemployment claimant is eligible for between 10 and 26 weeks of benefits. This legislation proposes that for part-time workers a flat maximum of 10 weeks of benefits should be available, and for full-time workers a flat maximum of 14 weeks of benefits should be available. Furthermore, this bill allows for "attached" employees, or seasonal employees, to be eligible for an additional 6 weeks of benefits. This will help address the ongoing worker shortage in Idaho promoting a faster return to work for recently unemployed workers.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/06 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/07 | Reported Printed and Referred to Commerce & Human Resources |