Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law

Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation

Law

2017 Edition

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

Unemployment CompensationLaw. A-1936-1 REV 12-17

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.

UC Law Section

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

Section 201. Section 202. Section 202.1. Section 203.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Enacting Clause Short Title Declaration of Public Policy Definitions Constitutional Construction

Purdon's Citation Page 43 PS ? No.

---

1

751

1

752

1

753

1

754

28

ARTICLE II ADMINISTRATION OF ACT

General Powers and Duties of Department

761

28

Personnel and Employment Offices

762

29

Unemployment Compensation Service Centers

762.1 30

Unemployment Compensation Board of

763

30

Review

i

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW

UC Law Section Section 204. Section 204.1.

Section 205.

Section 206. Section 207.

Section 208.

Section 208.1.

Section 209. Section 210.

Section 211. Section 212. Section 213.

Section 214.

Advisory Council (Repealed) State Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council Stabilization of Employment; Partial and Seasonal Unemployments Records of and Reports by Employers

Cooperation with Social Security Board and Other Agencies

Civil Service; Selection of Personnel; Additional Duties of Secretary and Board (Repealed)

Civil Service Appointment of Personnel (Repealed)

Obsolete Files, Records, etc Reciprocal Arrangements with Foreign Governments Fund Analysis (Repealed)

Referral to Employment Offices

Relief from Charges for Certain Employers Representation in Proceedings

Purdon's Citation 43 PS ?

764 764.1

765

766 767

768

768.1

769 770

771 772 773

774

Page No. 32 32

36

37 38

39

39

39 40

40 40 40

42

ARTICLE III CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYES

Section 301.

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

781

42

Section 301.1.

Determination and Contribution Rate; Experience Rating

781.1 53

Section 301.2.

Additional Contributions

781.2 61

Section 301.3.

Additional Contributions (Repealed)

781.3 62

Section 301.4.

Contributions by Employes

781.4

62

Section 301.5.

Surcharge

781.5

71

ii

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW

UC Law Section 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. Section 314.

Additional Contribution for Interest and Debt Service Trigger Determinations Trigger Rate Redeterminations Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund Establishment and Maintenance of Employer's Reserve Accounts Relief from Charges (Repealed) Reports by Employers; Assessments Payment of Contributions; Jeopardy Assessments Fraction of a Cent Interstate Commerce Interest on Past Due Contributions Contributions to be Liens; Entry and Enforcement Thereof Purchase of Property at Judicial Sale; Disposal Transfer of Assets; Liability of Purchase Collection of Contributions and Interest; Injunctions Compromises Limitations Upon Enforcement of Payment of Contributions, Interest and Penalties Priorities under Legal Dissolutions and Distributions Refunds and Adjustments Reciprocal Agreements Dishonored Payments Shortfall Reduction (Repealed)

Purdon's Citation 43 PS ?

781.6

781.7 781.8 781.9

782

782.1 783 784 785

786 787 788 788.1

788.2

788.3 789

789.1 789.2

790

791 792 793 794

Page No. 71

72 75 77

80

83 87 87 89

90 90 90 90

92

93 94

95 95

96

96 97 100 101

iii

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW

UC Law Section Section 315.

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.

Section 401-A. Section 402-A.

Registration and other reports

Purdon's Citation 43 PS ?

795

Page No.

101

ARTICLE IV COMPENSATION

Qualifications Required to Secure Compensation

801

102

Ineligibility for Compensation

802

106

Benefits Based on Service for Educational Institutions

802.1 109

Benefits Based on Service by Professional Athletes

802.2 111

Eligibility of Aliens

802.3 111

Eligibility of Officers of a Corporation Deemed to be Self-Employed Persons

802.4 111

Eligibility of Seasonal Workers in fruit and vegetable food processing

802.5 112

Ineligibility of Incarcerated Employe

802.6 114

Payment of Compensation Due Deceased Claimants

803

114

Rate and Amount of Compensation

804

115

Extension of Benefits; Benefit Charges 804.1 143

Duties of Employers

805

143

Nonliability of Commonwealth

806

143

Compensation to Members of the Armed 807

143

Forces (Repealed)

Limitation on the Validity of Claims

808

143

ARTICLE IV-A EXTENDED BENEFITS PROGRAM

Definitions

811

144

Effect of State Law Provisions Relating

812

149

to Regular Benefits on Claims for, and

the Payment of, Extended Benefits

iv

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW

UC Law Section Section 403-A.

Section 404-A. Section 405-A. Section 406-A.

Section 407-A. Section 408-A.

Eligibility Requirements for Extended Benefits and Shareable Regular Benefits Weekly Extended Benefit Amount Total Extended Benefit Amount Beginning and Termination of Extended Benefit Period Benefit Charges Incorporation of Federal Law

Purdon's Citation 43 PS ?

813

814 815 816

817 818

Page No. 150

153 153 154

155 155

ARTICLE V DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION; APPEALS; REVIEWS; PROCEDURE

Section 501.

Determination of Compensation Appeals 821

156

Section 502.

Decision of Referee; Further Appeals and Reviews

822

158

Section 503.

Disqualifications to Participate in Hearings

823

158

Section 504.

Powers of Board Over Claims

824

159

Section 505.

Rules and Procedure

825

159

Section 505.1.

Place of Hearing

825.1 163

Section 506.

Power to Administer Oaths; Subpoenas

826

163

Section 507.

Procedure where Summons or Subpoenas Disobeyed

827

163

Section 508.

Protection Against Self-Incrimination

828

161

Section 509.

Finality of Decisions

829

161

Section 510.

Appeals to Superior Court (Repealed)

830

162

Section 510.1

Appeal to Commonwealth Court (Repealed)

830.1 162

Section 511.

Exceptions and Bond Not Necessary; No 831

162

Supersedes to Be Granted (Repealed)

Section 512.

Final Order of Board

832

162

v

PENNSYLVANIA UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW

UC Law Section

Purdon's Citation Page 43 PS ? No.

ARTICLE VI UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND

AND ADMINISTRATION FUND

Section 601.

Unemployment Compensation Fund

841

162

Section 601.1.

Special Administration Fund

841.1 164

Section 601.2.

Debt Service Fund

841.2 165

Section 601.3.

Unemployment Compensation Trigger Reserve Account

841.3 166

Section 601.4.

Job Training Fund

841.4 166

Section 601.5.

Reemployment Fund

841.5 168

Section 602.

Administration Fund

842

170

Section 602.1.

Reimbursement of Funds

842.1 170

Section 602.2.

Moneys Received from Social Security Act or Wagner-Peyser Act

842.2 171

Section 602.3.

Money Credited under Section 903 of the 842.3 171 Federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ? 1103)

Section 602-A.

Audit of Funds

842.A 172

Section 603.

State Treasurer as Custodian

843

173

Section 604.

Budgetary Provisions Not Applicable

844

173

Section 605.

Management of Funds upon

845

173

Discontinuance of Unemployment Trust

Fund

Section 606.

Transfer of Funds to Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account (Repealed)

846

174

Section 607.

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

847

174

Section 608.

Extended or Supplemental Benefits under Federal Law

848

174

Section 609.

Conformity with Federal Standards

849

174

vi

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download