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Unemployment bill fails after senators worry people could lose benefits for missing offers
Summary
Third substitute House Bill 283 would have allowed primary workforce services to treat failure to accept suitable work within four days as disqualifying for unemployment benefits. After questions about people out of town or unable to respond, the bill failed 8–19.
Third substitute House Bill 283, sponsored by Senator McKay, would have allowed primary workforce services to consider a claimant's failure to accept suitable work within four days of an offer as a disqualifying event for unemployment benefits.
Senator McKay explained the bill's goal to ensure responsiveness by claimants: "It requires the…
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