HB 1337 (2022)
Vary maximum weeks of unemployment based on unemployment rate
This bill did not become law.
Sets the duration of unemployment benefits based on the state's average unemployment rate. If the state's average unemployment rate is at or below 5%, this bill sets 12 weeks of unemployment benefits. The bill adds one additional week for each 0.5% increment in the state's average unemployment rate, up to a maximum of 20 weeks.
The House amended the bill. Under the amended bill, if the state's average unemployment rate is at or below 3%, this bill sets 16 weeks of unemployment benefits. The bill adds one additional week for each 0.5% increment in the state's average unemployment rate, up to a maximum of 26 weeks.
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