Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1194, sub-§13 is enacted to read:

13.__Voluntary withdrawal.__A claimant who has filed a claim for benefits under this section may voluntarily withdraw that claim at any time before receiving the benefits.__The commissioner shall treat a claimant who has withdrawn a claim under this subsection as not having filed the claim.__A claimant may withdraw a claim under this subsection by way of telephone.

SUMMARY

This bill allows a claimant for unemployment benefits to withdraw the claim at any time before receiving benefits and by telephone. This bill requires the Department of Labor to treat a claimant who has withdrawn a claim as not having filed the claim.