Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025 allows striking workers to receive unemployment benefits.
The Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025 amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Social Security Act to allow individuals engaged in a labor dispute to receive unemployment benefits. This includes those unable to work due to a labor dispute, such as a strike or lock-out. The bill specifies that compensation is payable from the earlier of certain dates related to the labor dispute or when the dispute ends and the individual becomes unemployed. It also exempts these individuals from the work availability requirement under the Social Security Act.
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