Lindell Shumake voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate
Title: Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate
Vote to pass a bill limiting the term of unemployment benefits based on the state's unemployment rate, effective January 1, 2018.
Specifies that the term of unemployment benefits is 20 weeks if the Missouri average unemployment rate is 9 percent or higher, and 13 weeks if the rate is below 6 percent (Sec. A).
Title: Requires Term of Unemployment Benefits be Pegged to Unemployment Rate