WV SB391 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-18 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-18 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate 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 unemployment compensation benefit eligibility for certain victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses or stalking
Sponsors
| Sen. Chris Walters [R] | Sen. Douglas Facemire [D] | Sen. Jeffrey Kessler [D] | Sen. William Laird [D] |
| Sen. Jeffrey Mullins [R] | Sen. David Nohe [R] | Sen. Michael Romano [D] | Sen. Robert Plymale [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | To Judiciary |
| 2015-02-18 | Senate | Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary |
| 2015-02-03 | Senate | To Government Organization |
| 2015-02-03 | Senate | Introduced in Senate |
| 2015-02-03 | Senate | To Government Organization then Judiciary |
| 2015-02-03 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2520 (Same As) 2015-01-30 - To House 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 |
