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2010 General Assembly Session. Susan M. Batte Administrative Law Judge Virginia Employment Commission. Overview. 11 bills and 2 study resolutions introduced impacting VEC All but one concerned the UI program - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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2010 2010 General General
Assembly Assembly SessionSession
Susan M. BatteSusan M. BatteAdministrative Law JudgeAdministrative Law Judge
Virginia Employment Virginia Employment CommissionCommission
OverviewOverview
11 bills and 2 study resolutions introduced 11 bills and 2 study resolutions introduced impacting VECimpacting VEC
All but one concerned the UI programAll but one concerned the UI program
Involved seasonal workers, overpayments, Involved seasonal workers, overpayments, expanding benefit entitlement, worker expanding benefit entitlement, worker misclassification, and the minimum earnings misclassification, and the minimum earnings requirementrequirement
Only 3 bills passedOnly 3 bills passed
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Legislation EnactedLegislation Enacted
HB 535 – Deferred the increase in the HB 535 – Deferred the increase in the minimum two-quarter earnings requirement minimum two-quarter earnings requirement to July of 2011to July of 2011
HB 550 – Authorized VEC to recover HB 550 – Authorized VEC to recover administrative error overpayments by administrative error overpayments by repayment agreementrepayment agreement
HB 760 – Created a Veterans Skills data HB 760 – Created a Veterans Skills data basebase
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Legislation that FailedLegislation that FailedSeasonalitySeasonality
HB 177 – Would classify tax preparers as HB 177 – Would classify tax preparers as seasonal employees under certain seasonal employees under certain circumstances; failed in House circumstances; failed in House subcommitteesubcommittee
HB 178 – Would treat employee as seasonal HB 178 – Would treat employee as seasonal if informed in writing job was seasonal and if informed in writing job was seasonal and would end on date certain; bill withdrawn would end on date certain; bill withdrawn by patron because it violated federal lawby patron because it violated federal law
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Legislation that FailedLegislation that FailedBenefit ExpansionBenefit Expansion
Multiple bills introduced that, if enacted, Multiple bills introduced that, if enacted, would allow Virginia to receive $125 million would allow Virginia to receive $125 million in federal stimulus funds to pay benefitsin federal stimulus funds to pay benefits
The two principal bills were HB 647 and SB The two principal bills were HB 647 and SB 239239
HB 647 was defeated in House HB 647 was defeated in House subcommitteesubcommittee
SB 239 passed the Senate but was defeated SB 239 passed the Senate but was defeated in a House subcommitteein a House subcommittee
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Benefit ExpansionBenefit Expansion
HB 647 proposed to allow benefits to HB 647 proposed to allow benefits to individuals who were exclusively part-time, individuals who were exclusively part-time, and to individuals in certain job training and to individuals in certain job training programsprograms
SB 239 would allow benefits to individuals SB 239 would allow benefits to individuals who quit work for compelling family reasons who quit work for compelling family reasons and who were enrolled in certain job and who were enrolled in certain job training programstraining programs
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Bills Referred for Bills Referred for StudyStudy
HB 252 – Waiver of overpayments due to HB 252 – Waiver of overpayments due to agency error. Will be studied by agency error. Will be studied by legislature’s Commission on Unemployment legislature’s Commission on Unemployment CompensationCompensation
SB 34 – Worker Misclassification – Study SB 34 – Worker Misclassification – Study committee not yet appointed under Senate committee not yet appointed under Senate rulesrules
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Study ResolutionsStudy Resolutions
HJ 23 – Effectiveness of deputy HJ 23 – Effectiveness of deputy adjudications – will be studied by U. C. adjudications – will be studied by U. C. CommissionCommission
HJ 49 – Overpayments – study undertaken by HJ 49 – Overpayments – study undertaken by APA Auditors as part of their annual audit of APA Auditors as part of their annual audit of the VECthe VEC
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ConclusionConclusion
Questions and answersQuestions and answers
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