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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 302
By Senator Wasserman Schultz
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to unemployment compensation
3 for birth and adoption; creating s. 443.225,
4 F.S.; prohibiting denial of unemployment
5 compensation benefits for certain leaves of
6 absence relating to giving birth to a baby or
7 adopting a minor child; providing for
8 reductions in the amount of compensation;
9 requiring employers to post certain notices;
10 specifying certain payments as not chargeable
11 against employers; requiring the director of
12 the Agency for Workforce Innovation to report
13 to the Governor and Legislature; providing
14 application; providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Section 443.225, Florida Statutes, is
19 created to read:
20 443.225 Unemployment compensation for birth and
21 adoption.--
22 (1) Notwithstanding s. 443.101(1)(a)1. and (c), an
23 individual who is on a leave of absence from his or her
24 employer or who left work to be with the individual's child
25 during the first year of life, or during the first year
26 following placement with the individual of a child under 18
27 years of age for adoption, shall not be denied compensation
28 under provisions of this chapter relating to voluntarily
29 quitting work, availability for work, inability to work, or
30 failure to actively seek work.
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1 (2) The provisions of this chapter concerning the
2 reduction of the amount of compensation due to receipt of
3 disqualifying income shall apply to payments under this
4 section. In addition, the following payments shall cause a
5 reduction in the compensation amount:
6 (a) Any payment from the employer resulting from a
7 birth or adoption described in subsection (1).
8 (b) Any payment resulting from a birth or adoption
9 described in subsection (1) from a disability insurance plan
10 contributed to by an employer, in proportion to the employer's
11 contribution to such plan.
12 (3) Compensation is payable to an individual under
13 this section for a maximum of 12 weeks with respect to any
14 birth or placement for adoption.
15 (4) Each employer shall post at each site operated by
16 the employer, in a conspicuous place accessible to all
17 employees, information relating to the availability of
18 unemployment compensation under this section.
19 (5) Any compensation paid under this section shall not
20 be charged to the account of the individual's employer.
21 (6) Two years following the effective date of this
22 section, the director of the Agency for Workforce Innovation
23 shall issue a report to the Governor, the President of the
24 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives
25 evaluating the effectiveness of the unemployment compensation
26 program for birth and adoption.
27 (7) This section shall be applied consistent with
28 rules adopted by the United States Department of Labor.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
30 law.
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Prohibits denying unemployment compensation benefits for
4 leaves of absence relating to adopting a child under age
18 or giving birth to a baby. Provides for reductions in
5 the amount of unemployment compensation benefits.
Requires employers to post notices of program
6 availability. Specifies payments of unemployment
compensation for births and adoptions as not chargeable
7 against employers. Requires the director of the Agency
for Workforce Innovation to report to the Governor and
8 Legislature on program effectiveness.
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