CHAPTER 28

H.P. 92 - L.D. 83

An Act To Expand Unemployment Benefits

Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, voluntary layoffs may ensure continued employment for others; and

Whereas, the present economy should allow for voluntary layoffs to occur immediately; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§1, ķA, as repealed and replaced by PL 1991, c. 560, §2, is amended to read:

A. For the week in which the claimant left regular employment voluntarily without good cause attributable to that employment. The disqualification continues until the claimant has earned 4 times the claimant's weekly benefit amount in employment by an employer. A claimant may not be disqualified under this paragraph if: