HR 6135 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

Dislocated Workers Assistance Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-08-09· Sponsored by Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.(1984-08-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Dislocated Workers Assistance Act of 1984 - Title I: Unemployment Insurance - Authorizes States to establish short-time compensation programs under their unemployment compensation laws under which an individual in an industry with declining employment shall be eligible for short-time unemployment compensation for time spent in approved training while the individual continues to be employed on a reduced workweek basis. Encourages States to establish such programs in accordance with specified provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. Authorizes States to provide that unemployment compensation under their State unemployment compensation laws shall be paid to an individual who voluntarily leaves employment in a firm (or subdivision) experiencing a major reduction in employment, for weeks in which such individual is satisfactorily participating in approved training. Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to provide that specified provisions shall not apply to such individuals. Authorizes States to provide under their State unemployment compensation laws that an individual (including an individual who has voluntarily resigned to …

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