General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5265 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 508 *00508* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5265 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 508 *00508* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING MINIMUM LONGEVITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require an employee to be employed by their employer for at least thirty days before becoming eligible for unemployment benefits. Statement of Purpose: To require that employees be employed for a period of thirty days before they become eligible to file a claim for unemployment benefits.