SB 308 — Provides for the establishment of a worksharing program. (BDR 53-716)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 19, 2021) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

Section 11 of this bill requires the Administrator of the Rehabilitation to establish a worksharing program.program, to the extent of available - *SB308_R1* – 2 – funding.

- *SB308* – 2 – Section 12 of this bill requires an employer who wishes to participate in the worksharing program to submit a worksharing plan to the Administrator for approval.

Section 12 requires a worksharing plan to contain certain items, including the identification of each affected unit of employees to be covered by the worksharing plan and the percentage by which the usual hours of work for those employer who provides health and retirement benefits to employees willcovered beunderg reduced.a worksharing plan to continue such benefits in generally the same manner as when the employees worked their usual weekly hours of work or to the same extent as employees not covered under the worksharing plan.

Sections 12 and 13 of this bill require a worksharing employer who provides health and retirement benefits to employees covered under the employees worked their usual weekly hours of work or to the same extent ashen employees not covered under the worksharing plan.

Section 16 of this bill establishes the circumstances under which the Administrator forth the process by which a worksharing employer is authorized to revokemodify approvalanill ofsets aapproved worksharing plan.

Section 1718 of this bill setsestablishes forthcertain therequirements process by which a worksharing employer is authorized to modify an for an employee in an affected unit under a worksharing plan to be eligible forentsfor worksharing benefits.

Under section 19, the weekly benefit amount for worksharing benefits is proportional to the reduction in hours for that employeerequirements underfor determining the eligibility for and amount of worksharing benefits for a person who works for both a worksharing employer and another employer during a week covered by an approved worksharing plan.

Section 1920 alsoof setsthis forthbill variousrequires requirementsworksharing forbenefits determiningto be treated in the eligibilitysame formanner as regular unemployment compensation with respect to charges to the experience rating account of an employer and the determination of the amount of worksharingreimbursement benefitsin duringlieu aof weekcontributions covereddue byfrom an approvedemployer worksharingthat plan.elects to make reimbursement in lieu of contributions.

andextended another employer Section 20 of this bill requires worksharing benefits to bepersons treatedwho inare theunemployed sameand mannerhave asexhausted their regular unemployment compensation withbenefits. respect to charges to the experience rating account of an employer and the determination of the amount of reimbursement in lieu of contributions due from an employer that elects to make reimbursement in lieu of contributions.

Existing(NRS law612.377-612.3786) provides,Section under21 certain circumstances, for the provision of extendedthis benefits to persons who are unemployed and have exhausted their regular bill provides that a person who has received all of the worksharing benefits or combined unemployment compensation and worksharing benefits for which the person is eligible may be eligible for extended benefits in accordance with the provisions of existing law governing the provision of extended benefits.

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TheTo the extent of available funding, the Administrator shall establish and maintain a worksharing program for the purpose of authorizing the payment of worksharing benefits to eligible employees of an affected unit whose usual weekly hours of work have been reduced by a worksharing employer in accordance with a worksharing plan approved by the Administrator.

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- *SB308**SB308_R1* – 6 – (a) The reserve ratio of the employer who submitted the plan is negative as of the most recent computation date;

- *SB308**SB308_R1* – 7 – (c) Unreasonable revision of productivity standards for the affected unit;

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter relating to availability for work or actively seeking work, the person is available to work the usual hours of work for the worksharing - *SB308**SB308_R1* – 8 – employer, which may include, for the purposes of this section, participating in training to enhance job skills that is approved by the Administrator, including, without limitation, employer- sponsored training or training funded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C.

(b) If the combined hours of work for both employers results in a reduction equal to or more than 10 percent of the usual weekly hours of work with the worksharing employer, the amount of worksharing benefits must be reduced for that week and must - *SB308**SB308_R1* – 9 – be determined by multiplying the weekly benefit amount for regular unemployment compensation for a week of total unemployment by the percentage by which the combined hours of work have been reduced relative to the usual weekly hours of work of the person.

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This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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Sections 1 to 21, inclusive, of this act become effective:

- *SB308_R1* – 10 – regulations and performing any other preparatory administrativey tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;

and (b) On July 1, 2022, for all other purposes.

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