SB 176 — 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, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence.

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176511 2025THE INTRODUCEDGENERAL BYASSEMBLY ROBINSON,OF KANE,PENNSYLVANIA SAVAL,SENATE HAYWOOD,BILL HUGHES,Session BARTOLOTTA AND TARTAGLIONE, JANUARY 24, 2025 REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 24, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of DecemberNo. 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of unemployment compensation to be administered by the Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly selected on a civil service basis;

176 2025 INTRODUCED BY ROBINSON, KANE, SAVAL, HAYWOOD, HUGHES, BARTOLOTTA, TARTAGLIONE, PISCIOTTANO, CULVER, COSTA, SANTARSIERO, SCHWANK AND MILLER, JANUARY 24, 2025 SENATOR ROBINSON, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AS AMENDED, APRIL 1, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of unemployment compensation to be administered by the created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)ly selected on a civil service basis;

creating certain special funds in the custody of the State Treasurer;providing for eligibility related to domestic violence.

and prescribing penalties," in compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence.

(d) If an individual who submits documentation VERIFIES <-- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE under subsection (b) in a form acceptable to <-- the department is otherwise eligible under section 401, the 20250SB0176PN0511 - 2 - individual shall be considered eligible, and the department shall expedite a 20250SB0176PN0115 - 2 - determination of eligibility under section 501.

<-- An individual whoSECTION submits501. a self-affirmation under subsection (b)(3) shall submit documentation of the domestic violence situation under subsection (b)(1), (2) or (4) to the department within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of application.

This<-- subsection(E) shallAN notINDIVIDUAL bewho construedsubmits toa prohibit redetermination of eligibility within eighteen (18) months of the application for benefits if the department receives information within eighteen (18) months of the application for benefits indicating that the self-affirmation submitted under subsection (b)(3) includedshall false information or an individual fails to submit documentation of the domestic violence situation under subsection (b)(1), (2) or (4) to the department within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of application.

(e)This Thesubsection shall not be construed to prohibit <-- redetermination of eligibility within eighteen (18) months of the application for benefits if the department shallreceives grantinformation reliefwithin fromeighteen charges(18) months of the application for benefits indicating that the self-affirmation submitted under sectionsubsection 302.1(b)(3) included false information or an individual fails to basesubmit yeardocumentation employersof forthe benefitdomestic chargesviolence relatedsituation tounder asubsection claim(b)(1), that(2) isor determined(4) eligiblewithin inone accordancehundred withtwenty this(120) section.days of the date of application.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY, FOR <-- GOOD CAUSE, EXCUSE THE REQUIREMENT OR EXTEND THE PERIOD WITHIN WHICH DOCUMENTATION MUST BE PROVIDED.

(e) (F) The department shall grant relief from charges under <-- section 302.1 to base year employers for benefit charges related to a claim that is determined eligible in accordance with this section.

(f) (G) Subject to subsection (c), if an employer is granted <-- relief from charges without a request under subsection (e),(e) (F), <-- the department shall notify the employer that relief from charges shall be granted without the need for the employer to submit a request.

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The Department of Labor and Industry shall consult with the Office of Victim Advocate and relevant advocacy groups when implementing section 402.7 of the act, including updates to the application for unemployment compensation, 20250SB0176PN0115 - 3 - updated notices to claimants and employers and the development of any forms related to documentation of a domestic violence situation.

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