HB611 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barry Moore

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Labor, unemployment, unemployment compensation, amount of benefits payable reduced if individual receives or is eligible to receive pension payments from a plan maintained or contributed to solely by employer, retroactive pension payments considered disqualification if payments made from a plan maintained or contributed to solely by enployer, Sec, 25-4-78 am'd.

Summary

HB611 clarifies that unemployment benefit reductions and disqualifications due to pension payments only apply when the pension plan is base-period employer–funded at 100% and not worker-contributed, and it specifies retroactive pension payments trigger disqualification only under that setup.

What This Bill Does

It narrows when pension-based benefit reductions occur by tying reductions to pension plans that are maintained or contributed to by the base-period employer and financed entirely by the employer. It also states that retroactive pension payments cause disqualification and require recovery of benefits only if those payments come from such a base-period-employer plan. The bill amends Section 25-4-78 to implement these rules and sets an effective date for the changes.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who receive or are eligible to receive government or other pension payments based on their prior work, who may see reduced benefits or disqualification only if the pension comes from a base-period employer–maintained, 100% employer-financed plan (not worker-funded).
• Base-period employers (and the pension plans they maintain or fund) whose plan structure determines whether unemployment benefits must be reduced or recovered, and how such benefits are charged to the employer's experience rating.

Key Provisions

• The amount of unemployment benefits payable shall be reduced only if the pension payment is made under a plan that is maintained or contributed to by a base-period employer, is 100% employer-financed, and is not contributed to by the worker.
• Any retroactive pension payments awarded to an individual would cause disqualification and require recovery of benefits paid during the disqualified period only if those payments are made under a base-period-employer plan that is 100% employer-financed and not worker-funded.
• The bill amends Section 25-4-78 to reflect these clarifications and to adjust how reductions and disqualifications are determined in relation to pension payments.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor (or otherwise becomes law).

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Subjects

Labor