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| | | An Act To Expand Unemployment Benefits |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, voluntary layoffs may ensure continued employment for | | others; and |
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| | | Whereas, the present economy should allow for voluntary layoffs | | to occur immediately; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§1, ķA, as repealed and replaced by PL | | 1991, c. 560, §2, is amended to read: |
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| | | A. For the week in which the claimant left regular | | employment voluntarily without good cause attributable to | | that employment. The disqualification continues until the | | claimant has earned 4 times the claimant's weekly benefit | | amount in employment by an employer. A claimant may not be | | disqualified under this paragraph if: |
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