HB 1690 — An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation.

PRINTER'S NO.    2075

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1690
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BERNSTINE, GROVE, GLEIM, PICKETT, M. JONES,
        KAUFFMAN, KUZMA, STAATS, STAMBAUGH, REICHARD, ZIMMERMAN,
        GREINER, RYNCAVAGE, ANDERSON, GAYDOS, HAMM AND BASHLINE,
        JULY 1, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JULY 1, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
 2      P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of
 3      unemployment compensation to be administered by the
 4      Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
 5      created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
 6      selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
 7      keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
 8      contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
 9      payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
10      providing procedure and administrative details for the
11      determination, payment and collection of such contributions
12      and the payment of such compensation; providing for
13      cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
14      creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
15      Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," in compensation,
16      further providing for qualifications required to secure
17      compensation.
18      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19   hereby enacts as follows:
20      Section 1.    Section 401(d) of the act of December 5, 1936
21   (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment
22   Compensation Law, is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
23      Section 401.    Qualifications Required to Secure
24   Compensation.--Compensation shall be payable to any employe who
 1   is or becomes unemployed, and who--
 2      * * *
 3      (d)    * * *
 4      (3)    A claimant shall report the receipt of any of the
 5   following benefits to the department along with any other
 6   information requested by the department necessary to make a
 7   determination of eligibility under this subsection:
 8      (i)    Indemnity benefits for total or partial disability under
 9   the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers'
10   Compensation Act.
11      (ii)    Benefits paid to the claimant for disability under 42
12   U.S.C. § 423 (relating to disability insurance benefit
13   payments).
14      (iii)     Benefits from a private insurance plan paid as the
15   result of the claimant's temporary or permanent disability or
16   other circumstances that cause the claimant to be unavailable
17   for suitable work.
18      (iv)    Unpaid leave provided by an employer under 29 U.S.C.
19   Ch. 28 (relating to family and medical leave).
20      * * *
21      Section 2.     This act shall take effect in six months.




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