General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5525
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 656
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. SMITH, 108th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5525
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 656
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. SMITH, 108th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND PART-TIME, TEMPORARY AND SEASONAL EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a minimum threshold of not less than one thousand hours of work before part-time, temporary or seasonal employees are eligible for unemployment benefits.
Statement of Purpose:
To allocate the state's limited unemployment benefits to employees who have worked a minimum number of hours.