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State Representative Joe Schomacker
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-5505
For more information contact: Jason Wenisch 651-296-2317
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REP. SCHOMACKER’S BILL TO MODIFY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY APPROVED IN HOUSE
ST. PAUL – On February 23, the Minnesota House approved legislation that will assist Minnesotans who have struggled with unemployment recently. State Representative Joe Schomacker (R-Luverne) is co-authoring the bill, which modifies unemployment insurance eligibility.
“We have small business owners and their families who are struggling with lessened unemployment benefits due to our current laws,” Schomacker said. “Approving this legislation takes a major step towards solving this problem.”
Under a change enacted last year, employees of a family owned business who are the owner’s children are limited to receiving a maximum of five weeks of state unemployment benefits. Prior to last session, this provision only applied to minor children; now it applies to minor and adult children.
It’s estimated that several hundred business owners, particularly those operating in the housing industry or performing seasonal work, through no fault of their own, have had to lay off employees who are children.
Schomacker’s bill would permit unemployed adult children who work for businesses owned by their parents to collect unemployment benefits under the same eligibility rules as other unemployed workers.
“This is really a way to give those who were working for their parents’ business operation some financial assistance until they’re working again,” Schomacker said.
Schomacker said the bill now heads to the Minnesota Senate for its approval.
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