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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2432

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1831 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, ADOLPH, CLYMER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK,
           GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, HALUSKA, HARPER, HARRIS,
           HENNESSEY, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, M. KELLER, KORTZ,
           McILHATTAN, R. MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, NAILOR, O'NEILL,
           PERZEL, PICKETT, REICHLEY, ROAE, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SONNEY,
           STERN, R. STEVENSON, SWANGER, TURZAI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
           SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

                                     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     determination of compensation appeals.

    17     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    18  hereby enacts as follows:
    19     Section 1.  Section 501(b) of the act of December 5, 1936
    20  (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment
    21  Compensation Law, amended May 29, 1945 (P.L.1145, No.408), is
    22  amended to read:


     1     Section 501.  Determination of Compensation Appeals.--* * *
     2     (b)  Notice shall be given in writing to the last employer of
     3  the claimant stating that an application has been filed by the
     4  designated employe. Furthermore, the last employer and the
     5  separating employer shall be furnished a copy of any written
     6  statement provided by the claimant or on the claimant's behalf,
     7  relating to that individual employer's employment or separation
     8  from employment of the claimant, if the employer makes such a
     9  request in writing. The claimant has the same right to receive a
    10  copy of any written statement provided by his last or separating
    11  employer, provided he makes such written request.
    12     * * *
    13     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.












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