The bill, introduced by Representative Teska, proposes significant amendments to the Revised Code concerning unemployment benefits. It aims to reduce the maximum duration for which individuals can receive unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks, establishing that total benefits in any benefit year shall not exceed an amount equal to twenty times the individual's weekly benefit amount. Additionally, the bill modifies the regulations surrounding shared work compensation, specifying that participating employees cannot receive benefits exceeding the newly defined maximum total benefits and clarifying eligibility criteria based on hours worked and unemployment extent.

Moreover, the bill introduces new provisions that stipulate participating employees are ineligible for benefits during any week they work for their employer unless they perform no services or their hours are reduced by more than sixty percent. It also clarifies that payments made for total or partial unemployment compensation will not be classified as shared work compensation but will count against the maximum benefits for the year. The bill ultimately seeks to streamline the unemployment benefits process by repealing existing sections 4141.30, 4141.33, and 4141.53 of the Revised Code, thereby simplifying the legal framework governing these benefits.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 4141.30, 4141.33, 4141.53