Governor Corbett Signs Unemployment Bill
Governor Tom Corbett has signed a bill to ensure the continuation of a federally funded, 13 week period of unemployment compensation benefits. Senate Bill 1030 also makes reforms that will save Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation fund an estimated $133 million annually.
The Governor called it good legislation and an important step toward reforming Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation law.
Governor Corbett says while the reforms will benefit employers and the workforce, there remains more to do, in the long-term, to restore the trust fund’s solvency and repay the state’s federal loans.
The Department of Labor and Industry says extended benefits claimants should file next week, starting on Sunday, as they normally would.
The state House and Senate passed the bill unanimously this week.
Without the Governor’s signature, about 45,000 claimants would have lost the extended benefits.
