Rep. Pryor introduces Work Share Legislation

By Ray  

Representative Pryor introduced his Work Share legislation (H.B. 432)  last week. This legislation will work to keep jobs at Ohio companies, and in turn will also save the State of Ohio money in unemployment compensation.   Below is a summary of the details of the legislation.

·         Creates the Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program.

·         Allows an employer who wishes to participate in the Program to submit a shared work plan to the Director of Job and Family Services for approval.

·         Lists requirements that an employer must satisfy to have an approved shared work plan, including that the plan must reduce the normal weekly hours of work for an employee in the affected unit identified in the plan by at least 10% but not more than 40%.

·         Specifies that a shared work plan takes effect on the date the Director approves the plan and expires on the last day of the 12th calendar month beginning after the effective date of the plan.

·         Prohibits an employer that traditionally has used part-time employees or a seasonal employer from implementing a shared work plan to subsidize the employer’s employees.

·         Lists eligibility requirements for employees to receive shared work benefits.

·         Limits the amount of shared work benefits an employee may receive to 26 weeks, regardless of whether the employee has exhausted the employee’s total benefit amount for the employee’s benefit year.

Please check back later this week for more information on this legislation, or contact Rep. Pryor’s office at 614.644.7928.

Filed in: Economic Development, Legislation

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