Christine Conley

During today's session, the Connecticut House of Representatives voted in favor of H.B. 5377, An Act Concerning the Removal Of COVID-19 Related Layoffs From the Unemployment Compensation Experience Account.  This bill would exclude COVID-19 related layoffs from the unemployment compensation experience account and new contribution rate for 2021.

The rate that a business must contribute to the Unemployment Compensation Experience Account increases based on the number of employees laid off  in order to compensate for the increased strain on our unemployment fund from those layoffs. However, it is not fair to penalize businesses for something that was out of their control. The rate that a business must contribute to the Unemployment Compensation Experience Account increases based on the number of employees laid off  in order to compensate for the increased strain on our unemployment fund from those layoffs. However, it is not fair to penalize businesses for something that was out of their control.