2017 Senate Bill 666

Revise unemployment insurance detail in domestic violence situations

Introduced in the Senate

Nov. 28, 2017

Introduced by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D-6)

To exempt domestic violence victims from a disqualification on receiving unemployment insurance benefits that applies to individuals who leave a job voluntarily and without good cause. The employer’s unemployment insurance assessment account would not be charged for this.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce