Bill Text: IL SB1350 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that with respect to any benefit year that has not terminated as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, including but not limited to a benefit year that began prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, any otherwise eligible individual whose total or partial unemployment is attributable to a lockout of the members of his or her collective bargaining unit shall be entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal to 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such individual during the individual's base period, whichever amount is smaller. Effective January 1, 2010.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0030 [SB1350 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB1350-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB1350 Introduced 2/10/2009, by Sen. Gary Forby SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
820 ILCS 405/403 from Ch. 48, par. 403
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that with respect to any benefit year that has not terminated as of the effective date of the amendatory Act, including but not limited to a benefit year that began prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act, any otherwise eligible individual whose total or partial unemployment is attributable to a lockout of the members of his or her collective bargaining unit shall be entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal to 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such individual during the individual's base period, whichever amount is smaller. Effective January 1, 2010.
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AN ACT concerning employment.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by
changing Section 403 as follows:
(820 ILCS 405/403) (from Ch. 48, par. 403)
Sec. 403. Maximum total amount of benefits.) A. With
respect to any benefit year beginning prior to September 30,
1979, any otherwise eligible individual shall be entitled,
during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits
as shall be determined in the manner set forth in this Act as
amended and in effect on November 9, 1977.
B. With respect to any benefit year beginning on or after
September 30, 1979, except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, any otherwise eligible individual shall be
entitled, during such benefit year, to a maximum total amount
of benefits equal to 26 times his weekly benefit amount plus
dependents allowances, or to the total wages for insured work
paid to such individual during the individual's base period,
whichever amount is smaller. With respect to any benefit year
that has not terminated as of the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, including but not
limited to a benefit year that began prior to the effective

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date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, any
otherwise eligible individual whose total or partial
unemployment is attributable to a lockout of the members of his
or her collective bargaining unit shall be entitled, during
such benefit year, to a maximum total amount of benefits equal
to 52 times his or her weekly benefit amount plus dependents
allowances, or to the total wages for insured work paid to such
individual during the individual's base period, whichever
amount is smaller.
(Source: P.A. 81-962.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2010.