Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law

[Pages:221]Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation

Law

2013 Edition

This booklet is intended for general information and is NOT an OFFICIAL copy of the Pennsylvania

Unemployment Compensation Law.

A-1936-1 REV 05-14

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW

"UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW" (1937 P.L.)

Act of Dec. 5, 1936, Special Session 2, P.L. 2897, No. 1

Cl.43

Special Session No. 2 of 1936

No. 1936-1

AN ACT Establishing a system of unemployment compensation to be administered by the Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions) selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons; providing procedure and administrative details for the determination, payment and collection of such contributions and the payment of such compensation; providing for cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies; creating certain special funds in the custody of the State Treasurer; and prescribing penalties.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Section 5.

Enacting Clause..................................................................................1 Short Title...........................................................................................1 Declaration of Public Policy..............................................................1 Definitions..........................................................................................1 Constitutional Construction.............................................................28

ARTICLE II ADMINISTRATION OF ACT

Section 201. Section 202. Section 203. Section 204. Section 204.1. Section 205.

Section 206. Section 207. Section 208.

General Powers and Duties of Department......................................29 Personnel and Employment Offices.................................................30 Unemployment Compensation Board of Review............................30 Advisory Council (Repealed)...........................................................32 State Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council..................32 Stabilization of Employment; Partial and

Seasonal Unemployments...........................................................36 Records of and Reports by Employers.............................................37 Cooperation with Social Security Board and Other Agencies.........38 Civil Service; Selection of Personnel; Additional Duties of

Secretary and Board (Repealed)..................................................39

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Section 208.1. Section 209. Section 210. Section 211. Section 212. Section 213. Section 214.

Civil Service Appointment of Personnel (Repealed).......................39 Obsolete Files, Records, etc.............................................................39 Reciprocal Arrangements with Foreign Governments.....................40 Fund Analysis (Repealed)................................................................40 Referral to Employment Offices......................................................40 Relief from Charges for Certain Employers....................................40 Representation in Proceedings.........................................................42

ARTICLE III CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYES

Section 301.

Section 301.1. Section 301.2. Section 301.3. Section 301.4. Section 301.5. Section 301.6. Section 301.7. Section 301.8. Section 301.9. Section 302.

Section 302.1. Section 303. Section 304. Section 305. Section 306. Section 307. Section 308. Section 308.1. Section 308.2. Section 308.3. Section 309. Section 309.1. Section 309.2.

Section 310. Section 311. Section 312. Section 313.

Contributions by Employers and Employees; Successors-In-Interest; Appeals..................................................42

Determination and Contribution Rate; Experience Rating..............53 Additional Contributions..................................................................60 Additional Contributions (Repealed)...............................................61 Contributions by Employes..............................................................61 Surcharge..........................................................................................62 Additional Contribution for Interest and Debt Service....................62 Trigger Determinations....................................................................64 Trigger Rate Redeterminations........................................................66 Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund................................69 Establishment and Maintenance of Employer's Reserve

Accounts......................................................................................70 Relief from Charges.........................................................................74 (Repealed)........................................................................................77 Reports by Employers; Assessments................................................77 Payment of Contributions; Jeopardy Assessments...........................79 Fraction of a Cent............................................................................ 80 Interstate Commerce........................................................................80 Interest on Past Due Contributions..................................................80 Contributions to be Liens; Entry and Enforcement Thereof............81 Purchase of Property at Judicial Sale; Disposal...............................82 Transfer of Assets; Liability of Purchase.........................................84 Collection of Contributions and Interest; Injunctions......................84 Compromises ..................................................................................85 Limitations Upon Enforcement of Payment of Contributions,

Interest and Penalties..................................................................86 Priorities under Legal Dissolutions and Distributions.....................86 Refunds and Adjustments.................................................................87 Reciprocal Agreements....................................................................88 Dishonored Payments .....................................................................91

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Section 314. Section 315.

Shortfall Reduction (Repealed)........................................................91 Registration and other reports..........................................................91

ARTICLE IV COMPENSATION

Section 401. Section 402. Section 402.1. Section 402.2. Section 402.3. Section 402.4.

Section 402.5.

Section 402.6. Section 403. Section 404. Section 404.1. Section 405. Section 406. Section 407. Section 408.

Qualifications Required to Secure Compensation ..........................92 Ineligibility for Compensation.........................................................96 Benefits Based on Service for Educational Institutions...................99 Benefits Based on Service by Professional Athletes......................101 Eligibility of Aliens........................................................................101 Eligibility of Officers of a Corporation Deemed to be

Self-Employed Persons.............................................................102 Eligibility of Seasonal Workers in fruit and

vegetable food processing.........................................................102 Ineligibility of Incarcerated Employe............................................104 Payment of Compensation Due Decreased Claimants...................104 Rate and Amount of Compensation...............................................105 Extension of Benefits; Benefit Charges .........................................130 Duties of Employers.......................................................................130 Nonliability of Commonwealth.....................................................130 Compensation to Members of the Armed Forces (Repealed)........130 Limitation on the Validity of Claims..............................................130

ARTICLE IV-A EXTENDED BENEFITS PROGRAM

Section 401-A. Section 402-A.

Section 403-A.

Section 404-A. Section 405-A. Section 406-A. Section 407-A. Section 408-A.

Definitions......................................................................................131 Effect of State Law Provisions Relating to Regular Benefits on

Claims for, and the Payment of, Extended Benefits..................136 Eligibility Requirements for Extended Benefits and

Shareable Regular Benefits.......................................................137 Weekly Extended Benefit Amount.................................................140 Total Extended Benefit Amount.....................................................140 Beginning and Termination of Extended Benefit Period...............141 Benefit Charges..............................................................................141 Incorporation of Federal Law .......................................................142

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ARTICLE V DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION;

APPEALS; REVIEWS; PROCEDURE

Section 501. Section 502. Section 503. Section 504. Section 505. Section 505.1. Section 506. Section 507. Section 508. Section 509. Section 510. Section 510.1. Section 511.

Section 512.

Determination of Compensation Appeals......................................142 Decision of Referee; Further Appeals and Reviews......................145 Disqualifications to Participate in Hearings...................................145 Powers of Board Over Claims.......................................................145 Rules and Procedure.......................................................................146 Place of Hearing.............................................................................146 Power to Administer Oaths; Subpoenas.........................................146 Procedure where Summons or Subpoenas Disobeyed...................147 Protection Against Self-Incrimination...........................................147 Finality of Decisions......................................................................148 Appeals to Superior Court (Repealed)...........................................148 Appeal to Commonwealth Court (Repealed).................................148 Exceptions and Bond Not Necessary; No Supersedes to Be

Granted (Repealed)...................................................................148 Final Order of Board......................................................................148

ARTICLE VI UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND

AND ADMINISTRATION FUND

Section 601. Section 601.1. Section 601.2. Section 601.3. Section 601.4. Section 601.5. Section 602. Section 602.1. Section 602.2. Section 602.3.

Section 602-A. Section 603. Section 604. Section 605.

Section 606.

Unemployment Compensation Fund ............................................149 Special Administration Fund..........................................................150 Debt Service Fund. ........................................................................152 Unemployment Compensation Trigger Reserve Account .............153 Job Training Fund..........................................................................153 Reemployment Fund .....................................................................155 Administration Fund......................................................................156 Reimbursement of Funds...............................................................157 Moneys Received from Social Security Act or Wagner-Peyser Act..... 157 Money Credited under Section 903 of the Federal Social Security

Act (42 U.S.C. ? 1103)..............................................................158 Audit of Funds ..............................................................................159 State Treasurer as Custodian..........................................................159 Budgetary Provisions Not Applicable............................................160 Management of Funds upon Discontinuance of Unemployment

Trust Fund.................................................................................160 Transfer of Funds to Railroad Unemployment Insurance

Account (Repealed) ..................................................................160

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Section 607.

Section 608. Section 609.

Moneys Advanced Under Title XII of the Social Security Act (Repealed).................................................................................161

Extended or Supplemental Benefits under Federal Law................161 Conformity with Federal Standards...............................................161

ARTICLE VII PROTECTION OF RIGHTS AND COMPENSATION

Section 701. Section 702. Section 703. Section 703.1. Section 703.2. Section 704. Section 705.

Certain Agreements Void; Penalty.................................................161 Limitation of Fees..........................................................................162 No Assignment of Compensation; Exemptions.............................162 Child Support Intercept of Unemployment Compensation ...........162 Voluntary Federal Income Tax Withholding .................................164 Deductions from Back Wage Awards.............................................165 Recoupment and/or set off Unemployment

Compensation Benefits ............................................................165

ARTICLE VIII PENALTY PROVISIONS

Section 801.

Section 802.

Section 802.1. Section 803. Section 804. Section 805.

False Statements and Representations to Obtain or Increase Compensation.............................................................165

False Statements and Representations to Prevent or Reduce Compensation ..............................................................167

Monetary penalties.........................................................................168 Violation of Act and Rules and Regulations..................................170 Recovery and Recoupment of Compensation................................171 Periodic Spot Checks.....................................................................173

ARTICLE IX SAVING CLAUSE; REPEALS; EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 901. Section 902. Section 903.

Saving Clause.................................................................................173 Repeals...........................................................................................174 Effective Date.................................................................................174

ARTICLE X BENEFITS TO EMPLOYES OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Section 1001. Section 1002.

State Employes...............................................................................174 Services Excluded from "Employment" .......................................174

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Section 1003. Contributions..................................................................................175

ARTICLE XI EMPLOYES OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Section 1101. Section 1102. Section 1103. Section 1104. Section 1105. Section 1106. Section 1107. Section 1108. Section 1109. Section 1110.

Nonprofit Organization Defined.....................................................176 Employment by Nonprofit Organizations......................................176 Liability for Contributions.............................................................176 Election of Reimbursement............................................................177 Method of Election.........................................................................177 Reimbursement Payments..............................................................178 Termination of Elections................................................................179 Allocation of Benefit Costs............................................................180 Group Accounts..............................................................................180 No Offset of Benefits.....................................................................181

ARTICLE XII EMPLOYES OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

Section 1201. Section 1202. Section 1202.1. Section 1202.2. Section 1202.3. Section 1202.4. Section 1202.5. Section 1203. Section 1204.

Political Subdivision Employes.....................................................181 Contributions..................................................................................182 Liability for Contributions.............................................................182 Election of Reimbursement............................................................183 Method of Election.........................................................................183 Reimbursement Payments..............................................................184 Termination of Elections................................................................185 Allocation; Group Accounts ..........................................................185 No Offset of Benefits.....................................................................185

ARTICLE XIII SHARED-WORK PROGRAM

Section 1301. Section 1302. Section 1303. Section 1304. Section 1305. Section 1306. Section 1307. Section 1308. Section 1309. Section 1310. Section 1311.

Definitions......................................................................................186 Application to approve shared-work plan......................................186 Shared-work plan requirements.....................................................188 Approval or disapproval of shared-work plan...............................190 Effective period of shared-work plan ............................................190 Criteria for compensation ..............................................................190 Participating employer responsibilities..........................................192 Modification of an approved shared-work plan.............................192 Termination of an approved shared-work plan..............................192 Department discretion....................................................................193 Publication of notice......................................................................193

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