Pennsylvania HB 1692: 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 contributions by employers and employees, further providing for relief from charges; and, in compensation, further providing for ineligibility for compensation and providing for eligibility related to domestic violence.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2077
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1692
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY GLEIM, GROVE, BERNSTINE, PICKETT, M. JONES,
KAUFFMAN, 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
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
Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
providing procedure and administrative details for the
determination, payment and collection of such contributions
and the payment of such compensation; providing for
cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," in contributions by
employers and employees, further providing for relief from
charges; and, in compensation, further providing for
ineligibility for compensation and providing for eligibility
related to domestic violence.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 302.1(a)(1) and (c)(1) of the act of
December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as
the Unemployment Compensation Law, are amended to read:
Section 302.1. Relief from Charges.--Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this act assigning charges for compensation
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paid to employes, except for section 302(a)(2), the department
shall relieve an employer of charges for compensation in
accordance with this section and section 213 of this act.
(a) Circumstances allowing relief:
(1) If an individual was separated from his most recent work
for an employer due to being discharged for willful misconduct
connected with that work, or due to his leaving that work
without good cause attributable to his employment, or due to his
being separated from such work under conditions which would
result in disqualification for benefits under the provisions of
section 3 or 402(e.1) and (e.2) of this act, the employer shall
be relieved of charges for compensation paid to the individual
with respect to any week of unemployment occurring subsequent to
such separation. Relief from charges under this paragraph
terminates if the employe returns to work for the employer.
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(c) Relief from charges without a request:
(1) If a claimant is determined ineligible for benefits
under section 3 or 402(b), (e) [or], (e.1) or (e.2) of this act
pursuant to a notice of determination that has become final, the
department shall grant relief from charges in accordance with
subsection (a)(1) to the employer from whom the claimant was
separated, beginning with the earliest week for which the
claimant is eligible for benefits following the week or weeks
governed by the notice of determination.
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Section 2. Section 402(b) of the act is amended and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 402. Ineligibility for Compensation.--An employe
shall be ineligible for compensation for any week--
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(b) In which his unemployment is due to voluntarily leaving
work without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature
attributable to his employment, irrespective of whether or not
such work is in "employment" as defined in this act: Provided,
That a voluntary leaving work because of a work-related
disability if the employer is able to provide other suitable
work, shall be deemed not a cause of a necessitous and
compelling nature: attributable to his employment: And provided
further, That no employe shall be deemed to be ineligible under
this subsection where the Federal Unemployment Tax Act requires
eligibility: And provided further, That no employe shall be
deemed to be ineligible under this subsection where as a
condition of continuing in employment such employe would be
required to join or remain a member of a company union or to
resign from or refrain from joining any bona fide labor
organization, or to accept wages, hours or conditions of
employment not desired by a majority of the employes in the
establishment or the occupation, or would be denied the right of
collective bargaining under generally prevailing conditions, and
that in determining whether or not an employe has left his work
voluntarily without cause of a necessitous and compelling nature
attributable to his employment, the department shall give
consideration to the same factors, insofar as they are
applicable, prov