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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5957
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1481
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 the 1
base wage threshold triggering eligibility for employment benefits, (2) 2
adjust such base wage threshold annually based on inflation, and (3) 3
exempt agricultural employers from participation in the unemployment 4
compensation system unless their employees satisfy the base wage 5
threshold for at least two consecutive quarters in a calendar year. 6
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.