Unemployment benefits; volunteer service requirement, report. (HB219)
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Description
Unemployment benefits; volunteer service requirement; study; report. Provides that eligibility for unemployment benefits is contingent upon the claimant's performance of at least 24 hours per week of volunteer service with a nonprofit charitable organization. This requirement does not apply during the first eight weeks of eligibility. The Virginia Employment Commission may waive or alter the requirement in certain cases or situations. The measure also directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation to conduct a study of changes to the existing unemployment compensation system that will ensure that claimants remain engaged in the workforce while receiving benefits and that unemployment benefits do not serve as a disincentive to finding employment. Possible changes to be studied include conditioning eligibility for benefits on performing community or volunteer service, enrolling in job training or educational programs, or relocating to areas with greater employment opportunities. Amends § 60.2-612 (“Benefit eligibility conditions.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
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