PRINTER'S NO. 1709
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1162
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, MAY 25, 2020
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 25, 2020
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," in contributions from
employers and employees, further providing for relief from
charges.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 302.1(a) 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 paragraph to read:
Section 302.1. Relief from Charges.--Notwithstanding any
other provisions of this act assigning charges for compensation
paid to employes, except for section 302(a)(2), the department
shall relieve an employer of charges for compensation in
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accordance with this section and section 213 of this act.
(a) Circumstances allowing relief:
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(5) The duration of the proclamation of disaster emergency
issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B.
1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster
emergency, until December 30, 2020, or the termination of the
disaster order, whichever is later.
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Section 2. The amendment of section 302.1(a) of the act
shall apply retroactively to any compensation paid during the
duration of the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the
Governor on March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21,
2020), and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency.
Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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