Bill Text: CT HB06149 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Part-time Employment And Unemployment Compensation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees [HB06149 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB06149-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 6149
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 2083
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. NAFIS, 27th Dist. SEN. DOYLE, 9th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to enable individuals formerly employed in permanent part-time positions to collect unemployment benefits while searching for another permanent part-time position.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow individuals formerly employed in a permanent, part-time position to collect unemployment while looking for another permanent part-time position. The current statutory scheme requires such employees to seek full-time work in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits.