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Senate committee passes bill excluding pandemic-ordered closures from small-business unemployment-rate calculations
Summary
The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee passed House Bill 1212 to exclude unemployment tied to government-ordered COVID-19 closures in Q2 2020 from small businesses’ 2021 rate calculations; sponsor said the change is time-sensitive to allow required adjustments this year.
House Bill 1212 cleared the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee after the panel adopted an amendment and approved the bill by voice vote.
Sen. Ervin, who presented the measure, said the bill would prevent unemployment tied to government-ordered COVID-19 shutdowns — including many hair salons, barbershops and restaurants — from being…
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