Chapter
077
2007 -- S 0161
Enacted 06/22/07
A N A
C T
RELATING TO LABOR AND
LABOR RELATIONS - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY - BENEFITS
Introduced By: Senators
Ciccone, Tassoni, Badeau, DaPonte, and McCaffrey
Date Introduced: January
31, 2007
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 28-44-19.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-44 entitled
"Employment
Security - Benefits" is hereby amended to read as follows:
28-44-19.1.
Disqualifying income. -- An individual shall be disqualified from
receiving
benefits
for any week of his or her unemployment within any period with respect to which
that
individual
is currently receiving or has received retirement income in accordance with the
following
provisions:
(1) The amount of compensation payable to an individual for any week which
begins in a
period
with respect to which that individual is receiving a governmental or other
pension,
retirement
or retired pay, annuity, or any other similar periodic payment which is based
on the
previous
work of that individual shall be reduced, but not below zero, by an amount
equal to fifty
percent
(50%) of the amount of that pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or
other payment,
which is
reasonably attributable to that week, if that deduction is required as a
condition for full
tax
credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 26 U.S.C.
section 3301
et seq;
provided, that if the individual made no contribution to the retirement plan
then the
amount
of compensation payable to the individual shall be reduced, but not below zero,
by the
full
amount of that pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or other payment,
which is
reasonably
attributable to that week.
(2) If at any time following May 3, 1979, subdivision (1) of this section or
any provision
of it is
not required by federal law in order for an eligible employer to qualify for
full tax credit
against
the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act 26 U.S.C. section 3301 et
seq.,
then
subdivision (1) of this section or the provision of it is no longer required
and shall have no
force or
effect.
(3)
Social Security benefits received by an individual shall not be included or
considered
as disqualifying
income under the provisions of this section.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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