AN ACT

 

1Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
2P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of
3unemployment compensation to be administered by the
4Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly
5created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)
6selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to
7keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay
8contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the
9payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;
10providing procedure and administrative details for the
11determination, payment and collection of such contributions
12and the payment of such compensation; providing for
13cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;
14creating certain special funds in the custody of the State
15Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," further providing for
16rate and amount of compensation.

17The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18hereby enacts as follows:

19Section 1. Section 404(e)(1) and (2) of the act of December 
205, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the 
21Unemployment Compensation Law, amended July 12, 2012 (P.L.577,
22No.60), is amended to read:

23Section 404. Rate and Amount of Compensation.--Compensation
24shall be paid to each eligible employe in accordance with the

1following provisions of this section except that compensation
2payable with respect to weeks ending in benefit years which
3begin prior to the first day of January 1989 shall be paid on
4the basis of the provisions of this section in effect at the
5beginning of such benefit years.

6* * *

7(e) (1) Table Specified for the Determination of

8Rate and Amount of Benefits

9 Part A

10 Highest

11 Quarterly

12Wage

Part B

Rate of

Compensation

 

Part C

Qualifying

Wages

 

13 $1688-1712

$70

$3391

14 1713-1737

71

3440

15 1738-1762

72

3490

16 1763-1787

73

3539

17 1788-1812

74

3589

18 1813-1837

75

3638

19 1838-1862

76

3688

20 1863-1887

77

3737

21 1888-1912

78

3787

22 1913-1937

79

3836

23 1938-1962

80

3886

24 1963-1987

81

3935

25 1988-2012

82

3985

26 2013-2037

83

4034

27 2038-2062

84

4084

28 2063-2087

85

4133

29 2088-2112

86

4183

30 2113-2137

87

4232

1 2138-2162

88

4282

2 2163-2187

89

4331

3 2188-2212

90

4381

4 2213-2237

91

4430

5 2238-2262

92

4480

6 2263-2287

93

4529

7 2288-2312

94

4579

8 2313-2337

95

4628

9 2338-2362

96

4678

10 2363-2387

97

4727

11 2388-2412

98

4777

12 2413-2437

99

4826

13 2438-2462

100

4876

14 2463-2487

101

4925

15 2488-2512

102

4975

16 2513-2537

103

5024

17 2538-2562

104

5074

18 2563-2587

105

5123

19 2588-2612

106

5173

20 2613-2637

107

5222

21 2638-2662

108

5272

22 2663-2687

109

5321

23 2688-2712

110

5371

24 2713-2737

111

5420

25 2738-2762

112

5470

26 2763-2787

113

5519

27 2788-2812

114

5569

28 2813-2837

115

5618

29 2838-2862

116

5668

30 2863-2887

117

5717

1 2888-2912

118

5767

2 2913-2937

119

5816

3 2938-2962

120

5866

4 2963-2987

121

5915

5 2988-3012

122

5965

6 3013-3037

123

6014

7 3038-3062

124

6064

8 3063-3087

125

6113

9 3088-3112

126

6163

10 3113-3137

127

6212

11 3138-3162

128

6262

12 3163-3187

129

6311

13 3188-3212

130

6361

14 3213-3237

131

6410

15 3238-3262

132

6460

16 3263-3287

133

6509

17 3288-3312

134

6559

18 3313-3337

135

6608

19 3338-3362

136

6658

20 3363-3387

137

6707

21 3388-3412

138

6757

22 3413-3437

139

6806

23 3438-3462

140

6856

24 3463-3487

141

6905

25 3488-3512

142

6955

26 3513-3537

143

7004

27 3538-3562

144

7054

28 3563-3587

145

7103

29 3588-3612

146

7153

30 3613-3637

147

7202

1 3638-3662

148

7252

2 3663-3687

149

7301

3 3688-3712

150

7351

4 3713-3737

151

7400

5 3738-3762

152

7450

6 3763-3787

153

7500

7 3788-3812

154

7549

8 3813-3837

155

7599

9 3838-3862

156

7648

10 3863-3887

157

7698

11 3888-3912

158

7747

12 3913-3937

159

7797

13 3938-3962

160

7846

14 3963-3987

161

7896

15 3988-4012

162

7945

16 4013-4037

163

7995

17 4038-4062

164

8044

18 4063-4087

165

8094

19 4088-4112

166

8143

20 4113-4137

167

8193

21 4138-4162

168

8242

22 4163-4187

169

8292

23 4188-4212

170

8341

24 4213-4237

171

8391

25 4238-4262

172

8440

26 4263-4287

173

8490

27 4288-4312

174

8539

28 4313-4337

175

8589

29 4338-4362

176

8638

30 4363-4387

177

8688

1 4388-4412

178

8737

2 4413-4437

179

8787

3 4438-4462

180

8836

4 4463-4487

181

8886

5 4488-4512

182

8935

6 4513-4537

183

8985

7 4538-4562

184

9034

8 4563-4587

185

9084

9 4588-4612

186

9133

10 4613-4637

187

9183

11 4638-4662

188

9232

12 4663-4687

189

9282

13 4688-4712

190

9331

14 4713-4737

191

9381

15 4738-4762

192

9430

16 4763-4787

193

9480

17 4788-4812

194

9529

18 4813-4837

195

9579

19 4838-4862

196

9628

20 4863-4887

197

9678

21 4888-4912

198

9727

22 4913-4937

199

9777

23 4938-4962

200

9826

24 4963-4987

201

9876

25 4988-5012

202

9925

26 5013-5037

203

9975

27 5038-5062

204

10024

28 5063-5087

205

10074

29 5088-5112

206

10123

30 5113-5137

207

10173

1 5138-5162

208

10222

2 5163-5187

209

10272

3 5188-5212

210

10321

4 5213-5237

211

10371

5 5238-5262

212

10420

6 5263-5287

213

10470

7 5288-5312

214

10519

8 5313-5337

215

10569

9 5338-5362

216

10618

10 5363-5387

217

10668

11 5388-5412

218

10717

12 5413-5437

219

10767

13 5438-5462

220

10816

14 5463-5487

221

10866

15 5488-5512

222

10915

16 5513-5537

223

10965

17 5538-5562

224

11014

18 5563-5587

225

11064

19 5588-5612

226

11113

20 5613-5637

227

11163

21 5638-5662

228

11212

22 5663-5687

229

11262

23 5688-5712

230

11311

24 5713-5737

231

11361

25 5738-5762

232

11410

26 5763-5787

233

11460

27 5788-5812

234

11509

28 5813-5837

235

11559

29 5838-5862

236

11608

30 5863-5887

237

11658

1 5888-5912

238

11707

2 5913-5937

239

11757

3 5938-5962

240

11806

4 5963-5987

241

11856

5 5988-6012

242

11905

6 6013-6037

243

11955

7 6038-6062

244

12004

8 6063-6087

245

12054

9 6088-6112

246

12103

10 6113-6137

247

12153

11 6138-6162

248

12202

12 6163-6187

249

12252

13 6188-6212

250

12301

14 6213-6237

251

12351

15 6238-6262

252

12400

16 6263-6287

253

12450

17 6288-6312

254

12500

18 6313-6337

255

12549

19 6338-6362

256

12599

20 6363-6387

257

12648

21 6388-6412

258

12698

22 6413-6437

259

12747

23 6438-6462

260

12797

24 6463-6487

261

12846

25 6488-6512

262

12896

26 6513-6537

263

12945

27 6538-6562

264

12995

28 6563-6587

265

13044

29 6588-6612

266

13094

30 6613-6637

267

13143

1 6638-6662

268

13193

2 6663-6687

269

13242

3 6688-6712

270

13292

4 6713-6737

271

13341

5 6738-6762

272

13391

6 6763-6787

273

13440

7 6788-6812

274

13490

8 6813-6837

275

13539

9 6838-6862

276

13589

10 6863-6887

277

13638

11 6888-6912

278

13688

12 6913-6937

279

13737

13 6938-6962

280

13787

14 6963-6987

281

13836

15 6988-7012

282

13886

16 7013-7037

283

13935

17 7038-7062

284

13985

18 7063-7087

285

14034

19 7088-7112

286

14084

20 7113-7137

287

14133

21 7138-7162

288

14183

22 7163-7187

289

14232

23 7188-7212

290

14282

24 7213-7237

291

14331

25 7238-7262

292

14381

26 7263-7287

293

14430

27 7288-7312

294

14480

28 7313-7337

295

14529

29 7338-7362

296

14579

30 7363-7387

297

14628

1 7388-7412

298

14678

2 7413-7437

299

14727

3 7438-7462

300

14777

4 7463-7487

301

14826

5 7488-7512

302

14876

6 7513-7537

303

14925

7 7538-7562

304

14975

8 7563-7587

305

15024

9 7588-7612

306

15074

10 7613-7637

307

15123

11 7638-7662

308

15173

12 7663-7687

309

15222

13 7688-7712

310

15272

14 7713-7737

311

15321

15 7738-7762

312

15371

16 7763-7787

313

15420

17 7788-7812

314

15470

18 7813-7837

315

15519

19 7838-7862

316

15569

20 7863-7887

317

15618

21 7888-7912

318

15668

22 7913-7937

319

15717

23 7938-7962

320

15767

24 7963-7987

321

15816

25 7988-8012

322

15866

26 8013-8037

323

15915

27 8038-8062

324

15965

28 8063-8087

325

16014

29 8088-8112

326

16064

30 8113-8137

327

16113

1 8138-8162

328

16163

2 8163-8187

329

16212

3 8188-8212

330

16262

4 8213-8237

331

16311

5 8238-8262

332

16361

6 8263-8287

333

16410

7 8288-8312

334

16460

8 8313-8337

335

16509

9 8338-8362

336

16559

10 8363-8387

337

16608

11 8388-8412

338

16658

12 8413-8437

339

16707

13 8438-8462

340

16757

14 8463-8487

341

16806

15 8488-8512

342

16856

16 8513-8537

343

16905

17 8538-8562

344

16955

18 8563-8587

345

17004

19 8588-8612

346

17054

20 8613-8637

347

17103

21 8638-8662

348

17153

22 8663-8687

349

17202

23 8688-8712

350

17252

24 8713-8737

351

17301

25 8738-8762

352

17351

26 8763-8787

353

17400

27 8788-8812

354

17450

28 8813-8837

355

17500

29 8838-8862

356

17549

30 8863-8887

357

17599

1 8888-8912

358

17648

2 8913-8937

359

17698

3 8938-8962

360

17747

4 8963-8987

361

17797

5 8988-9012

362

17846

6 9013-9037

363

17896

7 9038-9062

364

17945

8 9063-9087

365

17995

9 9088-9112

366

18044

10 9113-9137

367

18094

11 9138-9162

368

18143

12 9163-9187

369

18193

13 9188-9212

370

18242

14 9213-9237

371

18292

15 9238-9262

372

18341

16 9263-9287

373

18391

17 9288-9312

374

18440

18 9313-9337

375

18490

19 9338-9362

376

18539

20 9363-9387

377

18589

21 9388-9412

378

18638

22 9413-9437

379

18688

23 9438-9462

380

18737

24 9463-9487

381

18787

25 9488-9512

382

18836

26 9513-9537

383

18886

27 9538-9562

384

18935

28 9563-9587

385

18985

29 9588-9612

386

19034

30 9613-9637

387

19084

1 9638-9662

388

19133

2 9663-9687

389

19183

3 9688-9712

390

19232

4 9713-9737

391

19282

5 9738-9762

392

19331

6 9763-9787

393

19381

7 9788-9812

394

19430

8 9813-9837

395

19480

9 9838-9862

396

19529

10 9863-9887

397

19579

11 9888-9912

398

19628

12 9913-9937

399

19678

13 9938-9962

400

19727

14 9963-9987

401

19777

15 9988-10012

402

19826

1610013-10037

403

19876

1710038-10062

404

19925

1810063-10087

405

19975

1910088-10112

406

20024

2010113-10137

407

20074

2110138-10162

408

20123

2210163-10187

409

20173

2310188-10212

410

20222

2410213-10237

411

20272

2510238-10262

412

20321

2610263-10287

413

20371

2710288-10312

414

20420

2810313-10337

415

20470

2910338-10362

416

20519

3010363-10387

417

20569

110388-10412

418

20618

210413-10437

419

20668

310438-10462

420

20717

410463-10487

421

20767

510488-10512

422

20816

610513-10537

423

20866

710538-10562

424

20915

810563-10587

425

20965

910588-10612

426

21014

1010613-10637

427

21064

1110638-10662

428

21113

1210663-10687

429

21163

1310688-10712

430

21212

1410713-10737

431

21262

1510738-10762

432

21311

1610763-10787

433

21361

1710788-10812

434

21410

1810813-10837

435

21460

1910838-10862

436

21509

2010863-10887

437

21559

2110888-10912

438

21608

2210913-10937

439

21658

2310938-10962

440

21707

2410963-10987

441

21757

2510988-11012

442

21806

2611013-11037

443

21856

2711038-11062

444

21905

2811063-11087

445

21955

2911088-11112

446

22004

3011113-11137

447

22054

111138-11162

448

22103

211163-11187

449

22153

311188-11212

450

22202

411213-11237

451

22252

511238-11262

452

22301

611263-11287

453

22351

711288-11312

454

22400

811313-11337

455

22450

911338-11362

456

22500

1011363-11387

457

22549

1111388-11412

458

22599

1211413-11437

459

22648

1311438-11462

460

22698

1411463-11487

461

22747

1511488-11512

462

22797

1611513-11537

463

22846

1711538-11562

464

22896

1811563-11587

465

22945

1911588-11612

466

22995

2011613-11637

467

23044

2111638-11662

468

23094

2211663-11687

469

23143

2311688-11712

470

23193

2411713-11737

471

23242

2511738-11762

472

23292

2611763-11787

473

23341

2711788-11812

474

23391

2811813-11837

475

23440

2911838-11862

476

23490

3011863-11887

477

23539

111888-11912

478

23589

211913-11937

479

23638

311938-11962

480

23688

411963-11987

481

23737

511988-12012

482

23787

612013-12037

483

23836

712038-12062

484

23886

812063-12087

485

23935

912088-12112

486

23985

1012113-12137

487

24034

1112138-12162

488

24084

1212163-12187

489

24133

1312188-12212

490

24183

1412213-12237

491

24232

1512238-12262

492

24282

1612263-12287

493

24331

1712288-12312

494

24381

1812313-12337

495

24430

1912338-12362

496

24480

2012363-12387

497

24529

2112388-12412

498

24579

2212413-12437

499

24628

2312438-12462

500

24678

2412463-12487

501

24727

2512488-12512

502

24777

2612513-12537

503

24826

2712538-12562

504

24876

2812563-12587

505

24925

2912588-12612

506

24975

3012613-12637

507

25024

112638-12662

508

25074

212663-12687

509

25123

312688-12712

510

25173

412713-12737

511

25222

512738-12762

512

25272

612763-12787

513

25321

712788-12812

514

25371

812813-12837

515

25420

912838-12862

516

25470

1012863-12887

517

25519

1112888-12912

518

25569

1212913-12937

519

25618

1312938-12962

520

25668

1412963-12987

521

25717

1512988-13012

522

25767

1613013-13037

523

25816

1713038-13062

524

25866

1813063-13087

525

25915

1913088-13112

526

25965

2013113-13137

527

26014

2113138-13162

528

26064

2213163-13187

529

26113

2313188-13212

530

26163

2413213-13237

531

26212

2513238-13262

532

26262

2613263-13287

533

26311

2713288-13312

534

26361

2813313-13337

535

26410

2913338-13362

536

26460

3013363-13387

537

26509

113388-13412

538

26559

213413-13437

539

26608

313438-13462

540

26658

413463-13487

541

26707

513488-13512

542

26757

613513-13537

543

26806

713538-13562

544

26856

813563-13587

545

26905

913588-13612

546

26955

1013613-13637

547

27004

1113638-13662

548

27054

1213663-13687

549

27103

1313688-13712

550

27153

1413713-13737

551

27202

1513738-13762

552

27252

1613763-13787

553

27301

1713788-13812

554

27351

1813813-13837

555

27400

1913838-13862

556

27450

2013863-13887

557

27500

2113888-13912

558

27549

2213913-13937

559

27599

2313938-13962

560

27648

2413963-13987

561

27698

2513988-14012

562

27747

2614013-14037

563

27797

2714038-14062

564

27846

2814063-14087

565

27896

2914088-14112

566

27945

3014113-14137

567

27995

114138-14162

568

28044

214163-14187

569

28094

314188-14212

570

28143

414213-14237

571

28193

514238-14262

572

28242

6[14263 or more

7 

573

 

Amount required under
section 401(a)(2)]

814263 or more

573

28292*

9*The claimant shall be ineligible for compensation unless forty-
10nine and one-half per centum (49.5%) of this amount was paid in
11a quarter or quarters of the base year other than the highest
12quarter.

13(2) (i) The Table Specified for the Determination of Rate
14and Amount of Benefits shall be extended or contracted annually,
15automatically by regulations promulgated by the secretary. The 
16table shall be extended or contracted in accordance with the
17following:

18(A) The table shall be extended or contracted to a point
19where the maximum weekly benefit rate shall equal sixty-six and
20two-thirds per centum (66 2/3%) of the average weekly wage for
21the thirty-six-month period ending June 30 preceding each
22calendar year. If the maximum weekly benefit rate is not a
23multiple of one dollar ($1), it shall be rounded to the next
24lower multiple of one dollar ($1).

25(B) When it is necessary to extend the table, it shall be
26done in accordance with the following procedure:

27(I) The words "or more" shall be deleted from the last line
28under Part A, and an amount twenty-four dollars ($24) greater
29than the first entry in that line shall be substituted therefor.
30[The words "amount required under section 401(a)(2)" shall be

1deleted from the last line under Part C.]

2(II) Part A shall be extended as much as necessary by adding
3twenty-five dollars ($25) to each amount of the preceding line.
4At the point where the entry in Part B equals sixty-six and two-
5thirds per centum (66 2/3%) of the average weekly wage, the
6first entry in Part A shall consist of an amount twenty-five
7dollars ($25) greater than the smaller amount in the preceding
8line, and the words "or more" shall be added.

9(III) Part B shall be extended in increments of one dollar
10($1) until that point is reached where the amount is equal to
11sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66 2/3%) of the average
12weekly wage.

13(IV) Part C shall be extended to the point where, under Part
14B, the amount is equal to sixty-six and two-thirds per centum
15(66 2/3%) of the average weekly wage.

16(a) The amount on each line in Part C [other than the last
17line] shall be derived from the first entry on the same line in
18Part A, in accordance with the following formula:

19(First entry in Part A plus twenty-four dollars ($24)) x 100
20divided by fifty and one-half (50.5)

21If the amount determined by this formula is not an even
22multiple of one dollar ($1), it shall be rounded to the next
23higher multiple of one dollar ($1).

24[(b) The last line in Part C shall contain the words "amount
25required under section 401(a)(2)."]

26(C) When it is necessary to contract the table, it shall be
27done by deleting all lines following that in which the amount in
28Part B is sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66 2/3%) of the
29average weekly wage, substituting the words "or more" for the
30higher amount under Part A on that line and substituting the

1words "amount required under section 401(a)(2)" for the amount
2under Part C on that line.

3(D) The Table Specified for the Determination of Rate and
4Amount of Benefits as so extended or contracted shall be
5effective only for those claimants whose benefit years begin on
6or after the first day of January of such calendar year.

7(ii) For the purpose of determining the maximum weekly
8benefit rate, the Pennsylvania average weekly wage in covered
9employment shall be computed on the basis of the average annual
10total wages reported (irrespective of the limit on the amount of
11wages subject to contributions) for the thirty-six-month period
12ending June 30 (determined by dividing the total wages reported 
13for the thirty-six-month period by three) and this amount shall
14be divided by the average monthly number of covered workers
15(determined by dividing the total covered employment reported
16for the same thirty-six-month period by thirty-six) to determine
17the average annual wage. The average annual wage thus obtained
18shall be divided by fifty-two and the average weekly wage thus
19determined rounded to the nearest cent.

20(iii) Notwithstanding subclause (i), if the maximum weekly
21benefit rate determined under subclause (i) is greater than five
22hundred seventy-three dollars ($573), the maximum weekly benefit
23rate shall be subject to the following limitations:

24(A) For calendar years 2013 through 2019, the maximum weekly
25benefit rate shall be five hundred seventy-three dollars ($573).

26(B) For each calendar year 2020 through 2023, the maximum
27weekly benefit rate may increase from year to year by an amount
28that is no more than eight per centum (8%) of the maximum weekly
29benefit rate for the preceding year.

30(C) If the maximum weekly benefit rate determined under this

1subclause is not an even multiple of one dollar ($1), it shall
2be rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1).

3* * *

4Section 2. The amendment of section 404(e)(1) and (2) of the
5act shall apply to benefit years beginning on or after the
6effective date of this section.

7Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.