SB100 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris ElliottSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Employment, seasonal employment procedures, established, unemployment benefits further provided, definitions

Summary

The bill creates a formal process for employers to obtain seasonal employer status from the Department of Labor and sets rules for how seasonal work affects unemployment benefits.

What This Bill Does

It defines key terms related to seasonal work (like active and inactive seasonal periods) and requires employers to apply for seasonal status with the Department of Labor, with determinations effective the following January 1. The Department designates seasonal status, and the determination is binding unless an appeal is filed. The bill requires display of the seasonal status at the employer’s premises and requires written notices to seasonal workers about wages and season dates. It changes unemployment benefit rules by restricting how seasonal wages are counted in the base period and requiring reasonable assurance of future work, and it directs the Department to adopt implementing rules.

Who It Affects

• Seasonal employers — must apply for and obtain seasonal status, have an active seasonal period defined, display the status, and provide notices to seasonal workers; they can also request termination of seasonal status in writing.
• Seasonal temporary workers (and prospective seasonal workers) — must receive written notices before each active seasonal period about wages and season dates, and their seasonal wages are treated specially in unemployment benefit calculations under the bill.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a process for employers to apply for seasonal employer status and authorizes the Department of Labor to designate such status; applications due 60 days before the season; determinations become effective January 1 of the following year; determinations are final unless timely appealed.
• Defines terms including active seasonal period, inactive seasonal period, seasonal employer, seasonal wages, seasonal temporary worker, and reasonable assurance.
• Requires display of the seasonal determination at the employer's premises and requires written notices to seasonal workers about seasonal wages, season dates, and Department contact information before each active seasonal period.
• Provides that seasonal wages are not counted in the base period during inactivity (with reasonable assurance of future work) and are not counted in the base period during the active seasonal period, affecting unemployment benefit calculations.
• Authorizes the Department to adopt rules to implement the act and sets the act's effective date after gubernatorial approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Employment