PRINTER'S NO. 1346

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

1061

Session of

2015

INTRODUCED BY MUSTIO, REED, GERGELY, SONNEY, BOBACK, KAUFFMAN,

MARSHALL, M. K. KELLER, A. HARRIS, JAMES, MILLARD, SCHLEGEL

CULVER, TOEPEL, DUSH, ENGLISH, GABLER, W. KELLER, ROZZI,

unemployment compensation to be administered by the

Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly

created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)

selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to

keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay

contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the

payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;

providing procedure and administrative details for the

determination, payment and collection of such contributions

and the payment of such compensation; providing for

Section 1. Section 404(e)(1) and (2) of the act of December

5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the

Unemployment Compensation Law, amended July 12, 2012 (P.L.577,

No.60), is amended to read:

Section 404. Rate and Amount of Compensation.--Compensation

shall be paid to each eligible employe in accordance with the

following provisions of this section except that compensation

payable with respect to weeks ending in benefit years which

begin prior to the first day of January 1989 shall be paid on

the basis of the provisions of this section in effect at the

Quarterly

Wage

Compensation

Wages

$1688-1712 $70 $3391

1713-1737 71 3440

1738-1762 72 3490

1763-1787 73 3539

1788-1812 74 3589

1813-1837 75 3638

1838-1862 76 3688

1863-1887 77 3737

2038-2062 84 4084

2063-2087 85 4133

2088-2112 86 4183

2113-2137 87 4232

2138-2162 88 4282

2163-2187 89 4331

2188-2212 90 4381

2213-2237 91 4430

2388-2412 98 4777

2413-2437 99 4826

2438-2462 100 4876

2463-2487 101 4925

2488-2512 102 4975

2513-2537 103 5024

2538-2562 104 5074

2563-2587 105 5123

2588-2612 106 5173

2613-2637 107 5222

2788-2812 114 5569

2813-2837 115 5618

2838-2862 116 5668

2863-2887 117 5717

2888-2912 118 5767

2913-2937 119 5816

2938-2962 120 5866

2963-2987 121 5915

3138-3162 128 6262

3163-3187 129 6311

3188-3212 130 6361

3213-3237 131 6410

3238-3262 132 6460

3263-3287 133 6509

3288-3312 134 6559

3313-3337 135 6608

3338-3362 136 6658

3363-3387 137 6707

3538-3562 144 7054

3563-3587 145 7103

3588-3612 146 7153

3613-3637 147 7202

3638-3662 148 7252

3663-3687 149 7301

3688-3712 150 7351

3713-3737 151 7400

3888-3912 158 7747

3913-3937 159 7797

3938-3962 160 7846

3963-3987 161 7896

3988-4012 162 7945

4013-4037 163 7995

4038-4062 164 8044

4063-4087 165 8094

4088-4112 166 8143

4113-4137 167 8193

4288-4312 174 8539

4313-4337 175 8589

4338-4362 176 8638

4363-4387 177 8688

4388-4412 178 8737

4413-4437 179 8787

4438-4462 180 8836

4463-4487 181 8886

4638-4662 188 9232

4663-4687 189 9282

4688-4712 190 9331

4713-4737 191 9381

4738-4762 192 9430

4763-4787 193 9480

4788-4812 194 9529

4813-4837 195 9579

4838-4862 196 9628

4863-4887 197 9678

5038-5062 204 10024

5063-5087 205 10074

5088-5112 206 10123

5113-5137 207 10173

5138-5162 208 10222

5163-5187 209 10272

5188-5212 210 10321

5213-5237 211 10371

5388-5412 218 10717

5413-5437 219 10767

5438-5462 220 10816

5463-5487 221 10866

5488-5512 222 10915

5513-5537 223 10965

5538-5562 224 11014

5563-5587 225 11064

5588-5612 226 11113

5613-5637 227 11163

5788-5812 234 11509

5813-5837 235 11559

5838-5862 236 11608

5863-5887 237 11658

5888-5912 238 11707

5913-5937 239 11757

5938-5962 240 11806

5963-5987 241 11856

6138-6162 248 12202

6163-6187 249 12252

6188-6212 250 12301

6213-6237 251 12351

6238-6262 252 12400

6263-6287 253 12450

6288-6312 254 12500

6313-6337 255 12549

6338-6362 256 12599

6363-6387 257 12648

6538-6562 264 12995

6563-6587 265 13044

6588-6612 266 13094

6613-6637 267 13143

6638-6662 268 13193

6663-6687 269 13242

6688-6712 270 13292

6713-6737 271 13341

6888-6912 278 13688

6913-6937 279 13737

6938-6962 280 13787

6963-6987 281 13836

6988-7012 282 13886

7013-7037 283 13935

7038-7062 284 13985

7063-7087 285 14034

7088-7112 286 14084

7113-7137 287 14133

7288-7312 294 14480

7313-7337 295 14529

7338-7362 296 14579

11863-11887 477 23539

11888-11912 478 23589

11913-11937 479 23638

11938-11962 480 23688

11963-11987 481 23737

12138-12162 488 24084

12163-12187 489 24133

12188-12212 490 24183

12213-12237 491 24232

12238-12262 492 24282

12263-12287 493 24331

12288-12312 494 24381

12313-12337 495 24430

12338-12362 496 24480

12363-12387 497 24529

12538-12562 504 24876

12563-12587 505 24925

12588-12612 506 24975

12613-12637 507 25024

12638-12662 508 25074

12663-12687 509 25123

12688-12712 510 25173

12713-12737 511 25222

12888-12912 518 25569

12913-12937 519 25618

12938-12962 520 25668

12963-12987 521 25717

12988-13012 522 25767

13013-13037 523 25816

13038-13062 524 25866

13063-13087 525 25915

13088-13112 526 25965

13113-13137 527 26014

13288-13312 534 26361

13313-13337 535 26410

13338-13362 536 26460

13363-13387 537 26509

13388-13412 538 26559

13413-13437 539 26608

13438-13462 540 26658

13463-13487 541 26707

13638-13662 548 27054

13663-13687 549 27103

13688-13712 550 27153

13713-13737 551 27202

13738-13762 552 27252

13763-13787 553 27301

13788-13812 554 27351

13813-13837 555 27400

13838-13862 556 27450

13863-13887 557 27500

14038-14062 564 27846

14063-14087 565 27896

14088-14112 566 27945

14113-14137 567 27995

14138-14162 568 28044

14163-14187 569 28094

14188-14212 570 28143

14213-14237 571 28193

a quarter or quarters of the base year other than the highest

quarter.

(2) (i) The Table Specified for the Determination of Rate

and Amount of Benefits shall be extended or contracted annually,

automatically by regulations promulgated by the secretary. The

table shall be extended or contracted in accordance with the

following:

(A) The table shall be extended or contracted to a point

where the maximum weekly benefit rate shall equal sixty-six and

two-thirds per centum (66 2/3%) of the average weekly wage for

(I) The words "or more" shall be deleted from the last line

under Part A, and an amount twenty-four dollars ($24) greater

than the first entry in that line shall be substituted therefor.

[The words "amount required under section 401(a)(2)" shall be

deleted from the last line under Part C.]

(II) Part A shall be extended as much as necessary by adding

twenty-five dollars ($25) to each amount of the preceding line.

At the point where the entry in Part B equals sixty-six and two-

sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66 2/3%) of the average

weekly wage.

(IV) Part C shall be extended to the point where, under Part

B, the amount is equal to sixty-six and two-thirds per centum

(66 2/3%) of the average weekly wage.

(a) The amount on each line in Part C [other than the last

line] shall be derived from the first entry on the same line in

Part A, in accordance with the following formula:

done by deleting all lines following that in which the amount in

Part B is sixty-six and two-thirds per centum (66 2/3%) of the

average weekly wage, substituting the words "or more" for the

higher amount under Part A on that line and substituting the

words "amount required under section 401(a)(2)" for the amount

under Part C on that line.

(D) The Table Specified for the Determination of Rate and

Amount of Benefits as so extended or contracted shall be

wages subject to contributions) for the thirty-six-month period

ending June 30 (determined by dividing the total wages reported

for the thirty-six-month period by three) and this amount shall

be divided by the average monthly number of covered workers

(determined by dividing the total covered employment reported

for the same thirty-six-month period by thirty-six) to determine

the average annual wage. The average annual wage thus obtained

shall be divided by fifty-two and the average weekly wage thus

determined rounded to the nearest cent.

(iii) Notwithstanding subclause (i), if the maximum weekly

weekly benefit rate may increase from year to year by an amount

that is no more than eight per centum (8%) of the maximum weekly

benefit rate for the preceding year.

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

subclause is not an even multiple of one dollar ($1), it shall

be rounded to the next lower multiple of one dollar ($1).

* * *

Section 2. The amendment of section 404(e)(1) and (2) of the