Bill Text: IA HF439 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act pertaining to waiver or alteration of work search requirements for unemployment benefits due to a short-term temporary layoff.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-24 - Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 424. [HF439 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF439-Introduced.html
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BY
KNIFF
MCCULLA
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
pertaining
to
waiver
or
alteration
of
work
search
1
requirements
for
unemployment
benefits
due
to
a
short-term
2
temporary
layoff.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
96.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
this
chapter
to
the
3
contrary,
the
department
may
establish
by
rule
a
process
to
4
waive
or
alter
the
work
search
requirements
of
this
subsection
5
for
a
claim
for
benefits
if
an
individual
has
a
reasonable
6
expectation
that
the
individual
will
be
returning
to
employment
7
and
is
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry
or
a
member
in
8
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
eligible
for
referral
for
9
employment.
To
be
considered
attached
to
a
regular
job
or
10
industry,
an
individual
must
be
on
a
short-term
temporary
11
layoff.
If
work
is
not
available
at
the
conclusion
of
the
12
layoff
period
due
to
short-term
circumstances
beyond
the
13
employer’s
control,
the
employer
may
request
an
extension
14
of
the
waiver
or
alteration
for
up
to
two
weeks
from
the
15
department.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
“short-term
16
temporary
layoff”
means
a
layoff
period
of
sixteen
weeks
or
17
less
due
to
seasonal
weather
conditions
that
impact
the
ability
18
to
perform
work
related
to
highway
construction,
repair,
or
19
maintenance
the
following
with
a
specific
return-to-work
date
20
verified
by
the
employer
.
:
21
(1)
Highway
construction,
repair,
or
maintenance.
22
(2)
Underground
utility
construction
where
specialized
23
training
provided
by
the
employer
is
necessary
to
safely
24
perform
such
work.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
workforce
development
29
may
establish
by
rule
a
process
to
waive
or
alter
the
work
30
search
requirements
for
a
claim
for
unemployment
benefits
if
31
an
individual
has
a
reasonable
expectation
that
the
individual
32
will
be
returning
to
employment
and
is
attached
to
a
regular
33
job
or
industry
or
a
member
in
good
standing
of
a
union
therein
34
eligible
for
referral
for
employment.
To
be
considered
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attached
to
a
regular
job
or
industry,
an
individual
must
be
on
1
a
short-term
temporary
layoff,
defined
as
a
layoff
period
of
16
2
weeks
or
less,
with
a
specific
return-to-work
date
verified
by
3
the
employer,
due
to
seasonal
weather
conditions
that
impact
4
the
ability
of
the
individual
to
perform
work
related
to
5
highway
construction,
repair,
or
maintenance.
6
This
bill
modifies
the
definition
of
short-term
temporary
7
layoff
by
adding,
as
a
form
of
work
impacted
by
seasonal
8
weather
conditions
that
satisfies
the
definition,
underground
9
utility
construction
where
specialized
training
provided
by
the
10
employer
is
necessary
to
safely
perform
such
work.
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