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1 1 Section 1. Section 96.7, subsection 2, paragraph a,
1 2 subparagraph (2), Code 1999, is amended by adding the
1 3 following new unnumbered paragraph:
1 4 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. If at least eighty percent of a
1 5 contributory employer's employees in a specified location
1 6 become unemployed and eligible for benefits for at least
1 7 thirty days following a disaster at the location and if the
1 8 employer substantially reopens its operations in that same
1 9 area within eighteen months after the disaster first occurred,
1 10 the employer's account shall not be charged with benefits the
1 11 payment of which was directly caused by the disaster. An
1 12 employer's account shall be charged, however, if the
1 13 unemployment is caused by the willful act of the employer or
1 14 an agent of the employer. Upon a determination by the
1 15 department that an employer's account shall not be charged,
1 16 the department shall, at the end of the calendar quarter in
1 17 which the determination is made, bill the employer in the
1 18 amount of benefits paid as a result of the disaster in the
1 19 same manner as a reimbursable employer. The employer shall
1 20 pay the bill no later than four years following the date the
1 21 bill was mailed or otherwise delivered. The provisions for
1 22 collection of contributions under section 96.14 are applicable
1 23 to reimbursements for benefits paid as provided by this
1 24 paragraph. For purposes of this paragraph, "disaster" means
1 25 the condemnation of property by a governmental agency, fire,
1 26 flood, or other natural disaster.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill provides that the unemployment compensation
1 29 account of an employer whose employees in a specified location
1 30 become unemployed and eligible for benefits following a
1 31 disaster at that location is not charged for the benefits paid
1 32 if at least 80 percent of the employees are unemployed for at
1 33 least 30 days following the disaster and the employer resumes
1 34 operations in the same area within 18 months of the disaster.
1 35 The bill defines disaster as the condemnation of property by a
2 1 governmental agency, fire, flood, or other natural disaster.
2 2 Upon a determination that an employer's account shall not be
2 3 charged as a result of a disaster, the department shall bill
2 4 the employer and the employer has four years to repay the
2 5 benefits. However, an employer shall be charged for benefits
2 6 paid if the unemployment is due to the willful conduct of the
2 7 employer or an agent of the employer.
2 8 LSB 1673HC 78
2 9 ec/cf/24
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