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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 1481 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5957 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2021 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 1481 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist. | |
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| 18 | 18 | AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT | |
| 19 | 19 | BENEFITS AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES. | |
| 20 | 20 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 21 | 21 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 23 | 23 | That chapter 567 of the general statutes be amended to (1) update the 1 | |
| 24 | 24 | base wage threshold triggering eligibility for employment benefits, (2) 2 | |
| 25 | 25 | adjust such base wage threshold annually based on inflation, and (3) 3 | |
| 26 | 26 | exempt agricultural employers from participation in the unemployment 4 | |
| 27 | 27 | compensation system unless their employees satisfy the base wage 5 | |
| 28 | 28 | threshold for at least two consecutive quarters in a calendar year. 6 | |
| 29 | 29 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 30 | 30 | To update the basis on which unemployment benefits will be required | |
| 31 | 31 | to be paid and protect seasonal agricultural businesses from | |
| 32 | 32 | disproportionate taxation. |