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Senator · Senate District 59
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Print number 357a
- Amend and recommit to labor
- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S357A
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to disqualification for benefits and refusal of employment
Purpose
This act would require a claimant of unemployment to accept any employment proffered that such claimant is capable of performing, provided that this employment would result in a wage not less than the wage such claimant received in his or her high calendar quarter of the base period.
Summary of provisions
Section one requires a claimant of unemployment to accept any employment proffered that such claimant is capable of performing, provided that this employment would result in a wage not less than the wage such claimant received in his or her high calendar quarter of the base period. Claimants are provided with the ability to refuse such employment with good cause if the hours or working conditions offered are substantively less favorable to the claimant than those prevailing for similar work in the locality, or are such that tend to depress working conditions.
Existing law
A claimant may turn down employment that is equal to or greater than eighty percent of the wage such claimant received in his or her high calendar quarter of the base period if such wage is substantially less than the prevailing wage for similar work in the locality.
Justification
An employee that has been laid off currently can refuse to return to a job he/she previously held at the same wage he/she previously earned because he/she is being offered a wage less than the prevailing wage. The prevailing wage does not take into account experience, but solely the job description, creating a situation in which entry level employees can refuse to return to employment unless they are offered a wage more appropriate to someone with significant experience. This dynamic keeps workers from returning to the workforce, increasing the cost of unemployment insurance on businesses.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediate.
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