General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5708 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1520 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5708 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1520 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. CAFERO, 142nd Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. AN ACT CREATING A ONE-WEEK WAITING PERIOD FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require a one-week waiting period before a claimant may receive unemployment benefits. Statement of Purpose: To require a claimant for unemployment benefits to be unemployed for at least seven days before receiving such benefits.