PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1241 PRINTER'S NO. 1970
No. 1083 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY ALLEN, BELFANTI, S. H. SMITH, CAPPELLI, ARMSTRONG,
BAKER, BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BELARDI, BOYD, CAWLEY, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG,
GEORGE, GOOD, GOODMAN, HALUSKA, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS,
HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KENNEY, KIRKLAND, LaGROTTA, MAHER,
MARSICO, McILHATTAN, METCALFE, S. MILLER, MUNDY, MUSTIO,
NAILOR, NICKOL, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, REICHLEY, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SEMMEL, SHANER, B. SMITH,
STEIL, STETLER, T. STEVENSON, SURRA, TURZAI, WALKO, WATERS,
WILT, YOUNGBLOOD, FLEAGLE, ROHRER, JAMES, GANNON, R. MILLER,
HARRIS, PALLONE, KAUFFMAN, GODSHALL AND DeWEESE,
MARCH 23, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 11, 2005
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," further providing for <--
16 limitation on fees. PROVIDING FOR REPRESENTATION IN <--
17 PROCEEDINGS.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Section 702 of the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd <--
1 Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment
2 Compensation Law, amended September 29, 1951 (P.L.1580, No.408),
3 is amended to read:
4 Section 702. Limitation of Fees.--No employer or employe
5 shall be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this
6 act by the department, the board, or any of its officers or
7 agents. Any [individual claiming compensation] party involved in
8 any proceeding before the department, the board, or referee may
9 be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent; but no
10 such counsel or agent shall either charge or receive any greater
11 fee for such services than is approved by the board. Any person
12 who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a
13 misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to
14 pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five
15 hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than six months,
16 or both.
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
18 SECTION 1. THE ACT OF DECEMBER 5, 1936 (2ND SP.SESS., 1937 <--
19 P.L.2897, NO.1), KNOWN AS THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW, IS
20 AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
21 SECTION 214. REPRESENTATION IN PROCEEDINGS.--ANY PARTY IN
22 ANY PROCEEDING UNDER THIS ACT BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT, A REFEREE
23 OR THE BOARD MAY BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY OR OTHER
24 REPRESENTATIVE.
25 SECTION 2. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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