Introduced
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To increase the multiplier that is used to calculate an unemployed person's weekly unemployment insurance benefit rate, from 4.1 percent to 4.4 percent, and increase the base period wage calculation from 43 percent to 45 percent. These changes would mean an increase in the non-maximum unemployment insurance benefit of approximately seven percent, and an increase in the number of weeks of benefits payable to an individual, up to the maximum 26-week limit. This would also cause an increase in the maximum chargeable benefits tax rate for employers. The maximum benefit would still be $362 a week, but payments to those who qualify for less than the maximum benefit would increase.
Referred to the Committee on Employment Relations, Training, and Safety
