HB1691

In compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation.

Introduced·7/1/25
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania HB1691 amends unemployment compensation qualifications to require ten credit weeks and earnings fifteen times the weekly benefit rate.

Pennsylvania HB1691 amends the Unemployment Compensation Law to change the qualifications for receiving unemployment compensation. It requires an individual to have worked ten credit weeks and earned remuneration for services in an amount equal to or in excess of fifteen times their weekly benefit rate. This change does not apply to suspensions of work due to a leave of absence if the individual made a reasonable effort to return to work. The act will take effect six months after its passage.

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Labor And Industry Committee
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History

Jul 1, 2025

House

Referred to Labor & Industry