Bill Text: IA SSB3028 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to certain notifications issued by the department of workforce development concerning claims for unemployment benefits.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-17 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2295. [SSB3028 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3028-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3028
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
notifications
issued
by
the
1
department
of
workforce
development
concerning
claims
for
2
unemployment
benefits.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
96.6,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Initial
determination.
A
representative
designated
by
3
the
director
shall
promptly
notify
all
interested
parties
to
4
the
claim
of
its
filing,
and
the
parties
have
ten
days
from
5
the
date
of
mailing
issuing
the
notice
of
the
filing
of
the
6
claim
by
ordinary
mail
to
the
last
known
address
to
protest
7
payment
of
benefits
to
the
claimant.
All
interested
parties
8
shall
select
a
format
as
specified
by
the
department
to
receive
9
such
notifications.
The
representative
shall
promptly
examine
10
the
claim
and
any
protest,
take
the
initiative
to
ascertain
11
relevant
information
concerning
the
claim,
and,
on
the
basis
of
12
the
facts
found
by
the
representative,
shall
determine
whether
13
or
not
the
claim
is
valid,
the
week
with
respect
to
which
14
benefits
shall
commence,
the
weekly
benefit
amount
payable
15
and
its
maximum
duration,
and
whether
any
disqualification
16
shall
be
imposed.
The
claimant
has
the
burden
of
proving
17
that
the
claimant
meets
the
basic
eligibility
conditions
of
18
section
96.4
.
The
employer
has
the
burden
of
proving
that
the
19
claimant
is
disqualified
for
benefits
pursuant
to
section
96.5
,
20
except
as
provided
by
this
subsection
.
The
claimant
has
the
21
initial
burden
to
produce
evidence
showing
that
the
claimant
22
is
not
disqualified
for
benefits
in
cases
involving
section
23
96.5,
subsections
10
and
11
,
and
has
the
burden
of
proving
24
that
a
voluntary
quit
pursuant
to
section
96.5,
subsection
1
,
25
was
for
good
cause
attributable
to
the
employer
and
that
the
26
claimant
is
not
disqualified
for
benefits
in
cases
involving
27
section
96.5,
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“a”
through
“h”
.
Unless
28
the
claimant
or
other
interested
party,
after
notification
or
29
within
ten
calendar
days
after
notification
was
mailed
to
the
30
claimant’s
last
known
address
issued
,
files
an
appeal
from
the
31
decision,
the
decision
is
final
and
benefits
shall
be
paid
or
32
denied
in
accordance
with
the
decision.
If
an
administrative
33
law
judge
affirms
a
decision
of
the
representative,
or
the
34
appeal
board
affirms
a
decision
of
the
administrative
law
judge
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allowing
benefits,
the
benefits
shall
be
paid
regardless
of
1
any
appeal
which
is
thereafter
taken,
but
if
the
decision
is
2
finally
reversed,
no
employer’s
account
shall
be
charged
with
3
benefits
so
paid
and
this
relief
from
charges
shall
apply
to
4
both
contributory
and
reimbursable
employers,
notwithstanding
5
section
96.8,
subsection
5
.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
strikes
language
providing
that
notifications
of
10
interested
parties
that
a
claim
for
unemployment
benefits
has
11
been
made
be
sent
by
ordinary
mail.
The
bill
instead
provides
12
that
such
notifications
shall
be
in
a
format
as
specified
13
by
the
department
of
workforce
development
selected
by
the
14
parties.
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