24RS HB 118

House Bill 118

Actions

Last Action	01/03/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1229
Sponsors	N. Kulkarni, S. Heavrin, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, R. Roarx
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 341.370 to prohibit disqualification from benefits for workers unemployed as a result of domestic violence and abuse, dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.530 to charge benefits to pooled account for workers displaced from employment through domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.125 to require the secretary to provide training to personnel who process claims related to domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking and to report to the Legislative Research Commission annually the number of claims paid involving domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; amend KRS 341.360 to conform; amend KRS 341.550 to prevent benefit payments from pooled account from impacting an employer's experience rating; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 341 to direct the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crime Victims - Unemployment compensation, workers displaced by domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault, stalking Domestic Relations - Unemployment compensation, workers displaced by domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault, stalking Labor and Industry - Unemployment compensation, workers displaced by domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault, stalking State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, unemployment compensation, application and verification process Unemployment Compensation - Benefits for workers displaced by domestic or dating violence and abuse, sexual assault, or stalking Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Unemployment compensation, domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking Reports Mandated - Unemployment compensation, domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking Local Mandate - Unemployment compensation, workers displaced by domestic violence, abuse, sexual assault, stalking