PRINTER'S NO. 3494
No. 2686 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY DERMODY, ROONEY, CAWLEY, GORDNER, TIGUE, STABACK,
TRELLO, SCRIMENTI, PISTELLA, LAUB, SATHER, VAN HORNE, PESCI,
YANDRISEVITS AND KASUNIC, APRIL 11, 1994
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, APRIL 11, 1994
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," defining "disaster";
16 and further providing for the rate of contribution payable by
17 an employer.
18 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
19 hereby enacts as follows:
20 Section 1. Sections 4 and 301.1 of the act of December 5,
21 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the
22 Unemployment Compensation Law, are amended by adding subsections
23 to read:
24 Section 4. Definitions.--The following words and phrases, as
25 used in this act, shall have the following meanings, unless the
1 context clearly requires otherwise.
2 * * *
3 (h.1) "Disaster" means a fire, flooding or other physical
4 occurrence beyond the employer's control caused naturally or
5 accidentally.
6 * * *
7 Section 301.1. Determination of Contribution Rate;
8 Experience Rating.--
9 * * *
10 (h) The secretary or a person designated by the secretary
11 shall review the contribution rate of an employer in order to
12 reduce any increase due to a disaster which required the
13 employer to cease business operations for a period of eighteen
14 months or less.
15 Section 2. This act shall be retroactive to January 1, 1993.
16 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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