S 2906
113th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Unemployment
Wages and earnings
Layoff Prevention Extension Act of 2014
Introduced: September 18, 2014
Introduced by:
Reed, Jack
Democratic
· Rhode Island
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 18, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5795)
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Layoff Prevention Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 with respect to state short-time compensation programs that allow employers to reduce the workweek of their employees in lieu of layoffs.
Extends federal financing of the programs for an additional year.
Extends through December 31, 2015, the deadline for a state to submit to the Secretary of Labor its application for a short-time compensation program grant.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1