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Provides unemployment insurance for survivors of domestic violence
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Janele Hyer-Spencer
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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the "unemployment insurance for domestic violence survivors act"
Purpose
Provides unemployment insurance for survivors of domestic violence.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Short title. This act hall be known and may be cited as the "unemployment insurance for domestic violence survivors act". Article 18 of the labor law is amended by adding a new title 7-B.
Justification
This legislation provides domestic violence survivors the ability to collect unemployment insurance. The cost of domestic violence on individuals, families and society as a whole can be devastating. Physical, emotional, psychological and financial burdens are placed on such victims and this legislation would offer financial protection to those who have lost their jobs or who must flee their homes and jobs in order to secure their safety due to domestic violence.
Legislative history
New Legislation.
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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