H 4982 General Bill, By Sandifer and Owens
Summary: Unemployment benefits
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 41-35-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE BASIS FOR DISQUALIFICATION FOR "CAUSE CONNECTED WITH THE EMPLOYMENT" TO "MISCONDUCT CONNECTED TO THE EMPLOYMENT", AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES, TO REDUCE THE MAXIMUM PERIOD OF THIS DISQUALIFICATION TO TWENTY WEEKS, TO DELETE A REQUIREMENT THAT THIS INELIGIBILITY PERIOD MUST BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN EACH CASE ACCORDING TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CAUSE FOR DISCHARGE, AND TO PROVIDE A FINDING OF DISCHARGE FOR MISCONDUCT MAY NOT BE MADE FOR DISCHARGE RESULTING FROM CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO AN EXTREME HARDSHIP, EMERGENCY, OR OTHER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
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03/08/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
03/08/12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 20)