WV HB2520 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-30 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-30 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to prevent an individual from being disqualified from receiving unemployment compensation benefits when their separation from employment is due to domestic violence, sexual offenses or stalking by family or household members. The individual must seek and accept new suitable work in order to remain eligible for benefits. The bill provides that the employer is not chargeable for benefits paid when the separation from work is for those reasons.
Title
Relating to domestic violence victims' eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits
Sponsors
| Del. Ruth Rowan [R] | Del. Linda Phillips [D] | Del. Anna Border-Sheppard [R] | Del. Denise Campbell [D] |
| Sen. Karen Arvon [R] | Del. Kayla Kessinger [R] | Del. Carol Miller [R] | Del. Linda Longstreth [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-30 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2015-01-30 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2015-01-30 | House | To Judiciary then Finance |
| 2015-01-30 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB391 (Same As) 2015-02-18 - To Judiciary
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21A | 6 | 18 | New Code | See Bill Text |
| 21A | 6 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
