The bill introduced by Representative Teska proposes significant amendments to the unemployment compensation laws in sections 4141.30, 4141.33, and 4141.53 of the Revised Code. A key change is the reduction of the maximum duration for unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks, with the new legal language specifying that total benefits will not exceed an amount equal to twenty times the individual's weekly benefit amount. Additionally, the bill adjusts eligibility criteria for seasonal workers, stating that benefits will only be payable during the longest seasonal periods as determined by the director of job and family services, and it introduces new guidelines for calculating shared work compensation.

Moreover, the bill clarifies that participating employees cannot receive shared work compensation and unemployment benefits exceeding the newly defined maximum total benefits. It removes the previous cap of "twenty-six times the amount of the employee's weekly benefit amount for a period of total unemployment" and establishes conditions for partial unemployment benefits, particularly for those whose hours are reduced by more than sixty percent. The bill also defines the "benefit year" for participating employees and repeals existing sections 4141.30, 4141.33, and 4141.53, indicating a comprehensive overhaul of the unemployment compensation framework.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 4141.30, 4141.33, 4141.53