2014 -- H 7928 | |
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LC005058 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - | |
BENEFITS - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Phillips, Tomasso, Silva, Lima, and Costantino | |
Date Introduced: March 13, 2014 | |
Referred To: House Labor | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 28-44 of the General Laws entitled "Employment Security - |
2 | Benefits" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 28-44-72. Report. – The department of labor and training ("the department") shall |
4 | develop a report that presents options for adjusting and creating state unemployment insurance |
5 | laws regarding employees, employers, and industries of a seasonal nature. The department is |
6 | authorized to gather and/or receive information from any interested parties in developing the |
7 | report. The report shall include options for relevant definitions, including, but not limited to, |
8 | "seasonal employees", "seasonal employers", "seasonal industries", and "operating period". The |
9 | department shall examine legislation proposed and/or enacted in other states and examine and |
10 | report the potential impact on Rhode Island if those proposals and/or enactments were adopted in |
11 | Rhode Island. The department shall provide the governor and general assembly with options for |
12 | the current unemployment benefit structure related to seasonal employment that are in accordance |
13 | with federal rules and guidelines and the corresponding impacts of the proposed options within |
14 | the unemployment insurance program. The department shall provide the report to the governor, |
15 | speaker of the house and senate president no later than December 1, 2014. |
16 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - | |
BENEFITS - UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE | |
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1 | This act would mandate the department of labor and training develop a report that |
2 | presents options for adjusting and creating state unemployment insurance laws regarding |
3 | employees, employers, and industries of a seasonal nature, no later than December 1, 2014. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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