Bill would require ESD to notify striking applicants about potential UI overpayment recoupment

Committee staff summarized Senate Bill 6134, which responds to last session’s temporary change allowing striking workers to be eligible for unemployment insurance in certain circumstances. The bill would require the Employment Security Department (ESD) to notify a striking worker, at the time of application, that they may face an overpayment assessment if they later receive retroactive wages or if a final judgment finds the strike unlawful; the notice may be delivered via an online acknowledgment box, letter, or other reasonable method determined by ESD.