Pennsylvania HB1688 amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to adjust the rate and amount of compensation for unemployment benefits.

Pennsylvania HB1688 amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to modify the calculation of the weekly benefit rate and the amount of compensation for unemployment benefits. The bill introduces new tables for determining the rate and amount of benefits based on the employee's average quarterly wages. It specifies that the weekly benefit rate is the greater of the amount from the table or 50% of the full-time weekly wage. The bill also adjusts the method for calculating the highest quarterly wages for certain years and sets a minimum weekly benefit rate.

Pennsylvania HB1688 amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to adjust the rate and amount of compensation for unemployment benefits.

Pennsylvania HB1688 amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to modify the calculation of the weekly benefit rate and the amount of compensation for unemployment benefits. The bill introduces new tables for determining the rate and amount of benefits based on the employee's average quarterly wages. It specifies that the weekly benefit rate is the greater of the amount from the table or 50% of the full-time weekly wage. The bill also adjusts the method for calculating the highest quarterly wages for certain years and sets a minimum weekly benefit rate.