Senate passes bill to end benefits for workers fired for misconduct<\/p>\n
Columbia, SC \u2013 March 29, 2012 \u2013 The South Carolina Senate today passed S.1125, a bill to prevent workers fired for misconduct from collecting unemployment benefits \u2013 a move that could save the unemployment system $50 million per year.<\/p>\n
The bill, sponsored by Senator Lee Bright, Senator Kevin Bryant, and others, is aimed at protecting businesses from having to pay out benefits for workers fired under these circumstances. It also protects consumers by keeping costs low, and protects taxpayers at a time when the state is still working to pay back loans made to the unemployment trust fund.<\/p>\n
The bill is necessary because current law is not acting as the legislature intended, and actually resulted in $50 million in benefits awarded to people fired for misconduct last year alone. The bill will clarify language dealing with these types of claims, making it consistent with federal law.<\/p>\n
\u201cSouth Carolina businesses shouldn\u2019t be on the hook for firing workers that have been fired for any type or wrongdoing,\u201d Sen. Lee Bright said. \u201cThis bill will not only protect businesses, but protects the benefits of workers who make a claim for legitimate reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to keep the cost of business as low as possible in South Carolina, both for the business owners and the consumers,\u201d Sen. Bryant said. \u201cThis bill keeps illegitimate costs from being passed along to consumers or taxpayers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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