Bill
HB 5448
Overview: HB 5448 - AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY --GENERAL PROVISIONSStatus: 06/26/2025 Signed by GovernorIntroduced: March 14, 2025Purpose a
Overview: HB 5448 - AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY --GENERAL PROVISIONS
Status: 06/26/2025 Signed by Governor
Introduced: March 14, 2025
Purpose and Intent: The bill aims to make several updates and improvements to the state's employment security and unemployment insurance (UI) system.
Key Provisions:
- Increases the maximum weekly UI benefit amount from $600 to $800
- Extends the duration of UI benefits from 26 weeks to 30 weeks
- Expands eligibility for UI benefits to include certain part-time and gig workers
- Requires employers to provide advance notice of mass layoffs or plant closures
- Establishes a new state-run job training and placement program for UI recipients
Affected Parties and Impacts:
- Unemployed individuals, who will have access to higher weekly benefits for a longer duration
- Gig and part-time workers, who will now be eligible for UI benefits
- Employers, who will need to comply with new layoff notification requirements and support job training programs
- State workforce development agencies, which will administer the expanded UI system and new job training initiatives
Procedural and Timeline Considerations:
The bill has been signed into law by the Governor. The provisions will take effect within the next 3-6 months, with a phased implementation of the various changes to the UI system.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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