SC Senators want to end jobless benefits for fired workers
Gina Smith reporting at The State:
State senators said Wednesday that they want to make sure that workers who were fired cannot get state unemployment benefits in the future.
A Senate panel Wednesday advanced a bill that would prevent workers fired for misconduct from receiving any state unemployment benefits. Under current law, these workers can get jobless benefits for from five to 20 weeks, depending on the type and severity of their workplace infraction.
The fired workers still would be eligible for up to 58 weeks of federal unemployment benefits under the proposal.
Please note that last sentence. This bill applies only to state unemployment benefits.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Lee Bright, R-Spartanburg, now heads to the Senate’s full Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee for action.
January 26, 2012
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Hal & Pat Goss - January 27, 2012
Kudos to our Senator! This cycle must be broken for those whose behavior merits dismissal. (Keep in mind the paperwork is endless & all avenues of intervention must be met BEFORE a employee can be fired..)
Too bad the federal government has not realized these facts, but it must start someplace. Yea! for SC
Bob Kinard - January 27, 2012
My concern is that employers will resort to “firings” rather than “layoffs”. More details please.
ododie dodie - January 30, 2012
I agree with Mr. Kinard.
Under this law you could be considered insubordinate if you sneezed at the wrong time/place.
I see a law as this as a windfall for lawyers with clients sueing companies and rightly so.
Than again, Sen Bright has supported/helped create legislation for SC manufactured guns, light bulbs (“how’s that working for ya” as your gal Sarah likes to say…) and having a state gold depository (where are you going to get the money to BUY the gold Lee???).
So consider the source.
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