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S 3494 116th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Government trust funds Intergovernmental relations State and local finance State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment Unemployment

Layoff Prevention Act of 2020

Introduced: March 12, 2020 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Layoff Prevention Act of 2020

This bill provides 100% of temporary federal financing of limited short-time compensation (STC) payments in states with existing or new STC programs. (STC, also known as work sharing, is a program within the federal-state unemployment system that provides pro-rated unemployment compensation to workers whose hours have been reduced in lieu of a layoff.)

Certain states without an STC program may enter into an agreement with the Department of Labor under which Labor will temporarily finance 50% of the state's STC payments. If such a state subsequently enacts a state law implementing a STC program that meets federal requirements it shall be ineligible for such 50% financing, but shall be eligible for the 100% financing. Federal financing of STC payments is limited to 260 weeks.

Labor must

  • award grants to states that enact STC programs to implement or improve administration of such programs and promote and enroll employers in STC programs;
  • develop and provide model legislative language for states to develop and enact STC programs, including periodically reviewing and revising such language;
  • provide technical assistance and guidance in developing, enacting, and implementing STC programs; and
  • establish certain STC reporting requirements.
What's happening now March 12, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 8213 Identical bill Layoff Prevention Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 15, 2020
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3494: Layoff Prevention Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3494/
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