Unemployment eligibility expanded
Lawmakers passed a bill May 19 to expand eligibility for unemployment benefits.
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LB260, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt, expands the list of “good cause” reasons to leave employment voluntarily to include caring for a family member with a serious health condition.
The bill allows workers who voluntarily have left employment to care for a family member, but who are seeking to return to employment and meet all other existing requirements, to be eligible for unemployment benefits.
The bill passed on a 33-11 vote.
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