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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6338
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1328
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 567 of the general statutes be amended to (1) update 1
the base wage threshold triggering eligibility for unemployment 2
benefits, (2) adjust such base wage threshold annually based on 3
inflation, and (3) exempt agricultural employers from participation in 4
the unemployment compensation system unless their employees 5
satisfy the base wage threshold for at least two consecutive quarters in 6
a calendar year. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To update the basis on which unemployment benefits will be required
to be paid and protect seasonal agricultural businesses from
disproportionate taxation.