The Senate Workforce Committee has approved a bill that would require individuals receiving unemployment compensation to apply for and accept seasonal employment.
The bill, SB 316, would further require that those individuals work a minimum of 25 hours a week at their seasonal jobs.
Connie Kirk, unemployment insurance director of WorkForce West Virginia, said the organization supports the bill’s passage, since it would bring state law into compliance with federal law and make it easier for the organization to supply unemployment benefits.
The bill will be referred to Senate Finance once reported to the full Senate.
