SB46 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde ChamblissSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Unemployment compensation, individual weekly benefit payment, formula for calculating altered, Sec. 25-4-73 am'd.

Summary

SB46 changes how unemployment benefits are reduced when a recipient earns wages, using a threshold of one-third of the weekly benefit rather than a fixed $15.

What This Bill Does

If an eligible unemployed or partially unemployed person earns wages in a week, their unemployment benefit would be the weekly benefit amount minus the wages that exceed one-third of that weekly benefit. If wages do not exceed one-third of the weekly benefit, no reduction occurs. If wages do exceed that threshold, the reduction is the amount of wages above one-third of the weekly benefit, with benefits rounded to the nearest dollar. The bill amends the existing law (Section 25-4-73) but keeps other rules such as the waiting period rules for certain benefit years intact and specifies the act’s effective date.

Who It Affects

• Unemployed or partially unemployed individuals in Alabama who earn wages during a benefit week (their weekly unemployment payment may be reduced).
• Claimants whose weekly wages exceed one-third of their weekly benefit amount, resulting in a reduced benefit amount for that week.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 25-4-73 to change the deduction rule from wages above $15 to wages above one-third of the weekly benefit amount.
• If wages for the week are at or below one-third of the weekly benefit amount, no reduction is applied; if wages exceed that threshold, the excess above one-third of the weekly benefit is subtracted from the weekly benefit, with rounding to the nearest dollar.
• Retains existing provisions for weeks beginning prior to certain dates and the one-week waiting period for benefit years after August 1, 2012; sets the act’s effective date as the first day of the third month after governor approval.

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Subjects

Employment