Unemployment compensation; increase weekly benefit amounts; report. Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after January 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $52 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill. The bill directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, in consultation with the Virginia Employment Commission, to convene a work group to study making annual adjustments to individual weekly benefit amounts based on the average weekly wage. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation. This bill is identical to HB 1766.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 60.2-602
Conference Substitute: 60.2-602, 60.2-619
Enrolled: 60.2-602, 60.2-619
Governor Substitute: 60.2-602
Reenrolled: 60.2-602
Chaptered: 60.2-602