The bill amends various sections of Wyoming's labor and employment laws, primarily focusing on the unemployment benefits system. It reduces the maximum length of unemployment benefits from twenty-six weeks to thirteen weeks, and further specifies that the total extended benefit amount is now limited to six and one-half times the weekly benefit amount for a week of total unemployment. Additionally, the bill renames the "unemployment insurance commission" to the "re-employment insurance commission," reflecting a shift in focus towards re-employment services.

The changes also include adjustments to the definitions and calculations related to unemployment benefits, such as the maximum payment amount, which is now capped at thirty percent of the wages payable for insured work in the base period. The bill specifies that these new provisions will apply only to unemployment claims filed on or after July 1, 2023, with the effective date of the act set for the same day.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 27-3-102, 27-3-304, 27-3-316, 27-3-601, 27-14-802