Relating to unemployment insurance; and declaring an emergency.
Catchline/Summary:
Prohibits denial of unemployment insurance benefits to eligible economically distressed worker on basis that worker is attending economically distressed worker training or worker refuses to accept part-time or temporary work or work that interferes with training schedule that pays less than certain percentage of minimum wage.Creates Wage Option Program. Changes name of Oregon JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund to Wage Option Unemployment Wage Fund. Repeals Oregon JOBS Individual Education Account and transfers remaining available moneys to Oregon Student Assistance Commission. Funds Wage Option Program by diverting portion of unemployment insurance taxes each calendar quarter to Wage Option Unemployment Wage Fund. Limits eligibility for program.]
Prohibits denial of unemployment insurance benefits to eligible economically distressed worker on basis that worker is attending economically distressed worker training or worker refuses to accept part-time or temporary work or work that interferes with training schedule that pays less than certain percentage of minimum wage. Specifies that eligible economically distressed worker is not ineligible for benefits or waiting week credit because worker is attending economically distressed worker training. Limits total costs of benefits to specified amount. Applies to claims for benefits filed on or after November 1, 2009.
Provides that during emergency benefit period, individual may receive Oregon emergency benefits if individual meets certain criteria, including criterion that individual has exhausted regular unemployment benefits.
Authorizes Director of Employment Department to stop payments of Oregon emergency benefits if director determines that total amount of payments will exceed specified amount.
Sunsets on January 2, 2012.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
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