PRINTER'S NO. 1015
No. 894 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY CAPPABIANCA, DORR, CORDISCO, DOMBROWSKI, SERAFINI,
SEVENTY, BELARDI, MAIALE, TIGUE, CAWLEY, VAN HORNE, DUFFY,
OLASZ, DALEY AND F. E. TAYLOR, APRIL 27, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, APRIL 27, 1983
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," allowing benefits to
16 certain self-employed persons.
17 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
18 hereby enacts as follows:
19 Section 1. The act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937
20 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, is
21 amended by adding a section to read:
22 Section 402.4. Eligibility of Self-employed Persons.--
23 Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, any person upon
24 whose wages contributions were made shall be entitled to
1 benefits even though he was in fact self-employed or had
2 substantial direction and control over the business from which
3 he has been separated, so long as he shall have been involved in
4 that particular business entity for a period of three continuous
5 years prior to his application for benefits.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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