PRINTER'S NO. 1258
No. 1097 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, WHELAN, BARBER, GIAMMARCO, JOHNSON, VANN,
A. P. KELLY, TOLL, OLIVER, RUGGIERO, RICHARDSON, IRVIS,
ZELLER, PETRARCA, KERNICK, BLACKWELL, REED, SCHMITT, MENHORN,
ENGLEHART, MILLIRON AND YAHNER, APRIL 22, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, APRIL 23, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 5, 1936, 2nd Sp.Sess., (1937
2 P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of
3 unemployment compensation to be administered by the
4 Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
5 created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
6 selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
7 keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
8 contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
9 payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
10 providing procedure and administrative details for the
11 determination, payment and collection of such contributions
12 and the payment of such compensation; providing for
13 cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
14 creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
15 Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," providing for
16 contributions and benefits for certain self-employed persons.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. The act of December 5, 1936, 2nd Sp.Sess., (1937
20 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the "Unemployment Compensation Law,"
21 is amended by adding a section to read:
22 Section 301.2. Self-employed Persons.--A person who is self-
23 employed may elect to make the contributions as provided in this
24 act and shall be entitled to benefits as an employe when the
1 business is forced to close because of economic conditions,
2 threats of bodily harm or another person has discontinued
3 supplying a product or service upon which the self-employed
4 person relied for a substantial portion of his business.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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