THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, AUMENT, BOBACK, BOYD, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DUNBAR, EVANKOVICH, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HARRIS, HESS, M. K. KELLER, KNOWLES, LAWRENCE, MILLARD, MOUL, QUINN, RAPP, SACCONE, SAYLOR, STERN, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOOHIL, TRUITT AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 27, 2012

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 27, 2012  

AN ACT

Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937

P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of

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

cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;

creating certain special funds in the custody of the State

Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," further providing for

qualifications required to secure compensation.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 401 of the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd

Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment

Compensation Law, is amended by adding a subsection to read:

Section 401.  Qualifications Required to Secure

Compensation.--Compensation shall be payable to any employe who

is or becomes unemployed, and who--

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(h)  Had been employed by a separating employer for a minimum

of thirty (30) days. For the purposes of this subsection, the

term "separating employer" shall mean the last employer of the

claimant.

Section 2.  This act shall apply to initial claims filed on

or after July 1, 2012.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.