Bill Text: IA SSB1110 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits for other compensation received and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-18 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SSB1110 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1110-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1110
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WORKFORCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
DICKEY)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
disqualification
for
unemployment
benefits
1
for
other
compensation
received
and
including
applicability
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
96.5,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
Wages
in
lieu
of
notice,
separation
allowance,
3
severance
pay,
or
dismissal
pay
,
or
any
other
remuneration
in
4
connection
with
separation
from
employment
.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
96.5,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
2025,
6
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
b.
(1)
Provided,
that
if
the
remuneration
is
less
than
8
the
benefits
which
that
would
otherwise
be
due
under
this
9
chapter
,
the
individual
is
entitled
to
receive
for
the
week,
10
if
otherwise
eligible,
benefits
reduced
by
the
amount
of
11
the
remuneration.
Provided
further,
if
benefits
were
paid
12
for
any
week
under
this
chapter
for
a
period
when
benefits,
13
remuneration,
or
compensation
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
14
(1),
(2),
or
(3),
were
paid
on
a
retroactive
basis
for
the
15
same
period,
or
any
part
thereof,
the
department
shall
recover
16
the
excess
amount
of
benefits
paid
by
the
department
for
17
the
period,
and
no
employer’s
account
shall
be
charged
with
18
benefits
so
paid.
However,
compensation
Provided
further,
if
19
the
payment
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
received
in
20
a
week
exceeds
the
benefits
the
individual
would
otherwise
be
21
entitled
to
receive
for
the
week,
the
amount
of
benefits
in
22
subsequent
weeks
the
individual
would
otherwise
be
entitled
23
to
receive
shall
also
be
reduced
by
the
amount
of
the
payment
24
until
the
total
amount
of
the
benefits
reduced
in
this
manner
25
equals
the
total
amount
of
the
payment
received.
26
(2)
Compensation
for
service-connected
disabilities
or
27
compensation
for
accrued
leave
based
on
military
service
by
28
the
beneficiary
with
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States,
29
irrespective
of
the
amount
of
the
benefit,
does
not
disqualify
30
any
individual
otherwise
qualified
from
any
of
the
benefits
31
contemplated
herein.
A
deduction
shall
not
be
made
from
the
32
amount
of
benefits
payable
for
a
week
for
individuals
receiving
33
federal
social
security
pensions
to
take
into
account
the
34
individuals’
contributions
to
the
pension
program.
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Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
payments
under
1
section
96.5,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”,
subsection
(1),
as
2
amended
by
this
Act,
received
by
an
individual
on
or
after
the
3
effective
date
of
this
Act.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
Under
current
law,
an
individual
is
disqualified
for
8
unemployment
benefits
for
any
week
in
which
the
individual
9
receives
payment
of
wages
in
lieu
of
notice,
a
separation
10
allowance,
severance
pay,
or
dismissal
pay.
This
bill
adds
11
payment
of
any
other
remuneration
in
connection
with
separation
12
from
employment
to
the
grounds
for
such
disqualification.
13
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
amount
of
the
payment
for
14
wages
in
lieu
of
notice,
separation
allowance,
severance
pay,
15
dismissal
pay,
or
any
other
remuneration
in
connection
with
16
separation
from
employment
received
in
a
week
exceeds
the
17
benefits
the
individual
would
otherwise
be
entitled
to
receive
18
for
the
week,
the
amount
of
benefits
in
subsequent
weeks
the
19
individual
would
otherwise
be
entitled
to
receive
shall
also
20
be
reduced
by
the
amount
of
the
payment.
Such
reduction
shall
21
continue
until
the
total
amount
of
the
benefits
reduced
in
this
22
manner
equals
the
total
amount
of
the
payment
received.
23
The
bill
applies
to
such
payments
received
by
an
individual
24
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
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