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Committee passes UI reform bill that shortens job-search exemption and changes overpayment rules
Summary
Senate Bill 598, presented as a Division of Workforce Services cleanup bill, would shorten the job-search exemption window for claimants with known return-to-work dates, reduce weeks of UI eligibility, require rulemaking on overpayment waivers and align the employee-employer definition with recent federal guidance.
Senate Bill 598, presented by Senator Jane English and accompanied by staff from the Division of Workforce Services, passed the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee after questions about technical details.
Senator English said the bill is a "cleanup" measure for the Division of Workforce Services. Key changes described in committee testimony include:
- Reducing the exemption period for…
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