§ 801. Qualifications required to secure compensation
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 43 P.S. LaborEffective: July 24, 2021
Effective: July 24, 2021
43 P.S. § 801
§ 801. Qualifications required to secure compensation
<Section 5(2) of Act 2021, June 30, P.L. 173, No. 30, provides that the amendment of 43 P.S. §§ 801, 804, 821 and 916.7 by that Act shall apply to determinations issued under those sections on or after the publication of notice under § 6 of that Act [see 51 Pa.B. 4033, published July 24, 2021].>
Compensation shall be payable to any employe who is or becomes unemployed, and who--
(2) The Pennsylvania CareerLink system or its successor agency shall provide documentation, on a quarterly basis or more frequently, as the secretary deems appropriate, to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Service Center system so the system can conduct the necessary cross reference checks.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the department may determine that a claimant has made an active search for suitable work if the claimant's efforts include actions comparable to those traditional actions in their trade or occupation by which jobs have been found by others in the community and labor market in which the claimant is seeking employment.
(4) The requirements of this subsection do not apply to any week in which the claimant is in training approved under section 236(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-618, 19 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq.) or any week in which the claimant is required to participate in reemployment services under section 402(j) of this act.1
(d)(1) Is able to work and available for suitable work: Provided, That no otherwise eligible claimant shall be denied benefits for any week because he is in training with the approval of the secretary nor shall such individual be denied benefits with respect to any week in which he is in training with the approval of the secretary by reason of the application of the provisions of this subsection relating to availability for work or the provisions of section 402(a) of this act relating to failure to apply for or a refusal to accept suitable work.
(2) No week shall be counted as a week of unemployment for the purposes of this section, (i) unless it occurs within the benefit year which includes the week with respect to which such employe claims compensation, or (ii) if compensation has been paid or is payable with respect thereto, or (iii) unless the employe was eligible for compensation with respect thereto under all other provisions of this section and was not disqualified with respect thereto under section 402(a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i).
(f) Has earned, subsequent to his separation from work under circumstances which are disqualifying under the provisions of subsections 402(b), 402(e), 402(e.1), 402(h) and 402(k) of this act, remuneration for services in an amount equal to or in excess of six (6) times his weekly benefit rate in “employment” as defined in this act. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a suspension of work by an individual pursuant to a leave of absence granted by his last employer, provided such individual has made a reasonable effort to return to work with such employer upon the expiration of his leave of absence.
(A) which were not in employment as defined in section 4(l)2 and were not services covered pursuant to this act at anytime during the one-year period ending December 31, 1975; and
(II) are services performed by an employe of the Commonwealth or of a political subdivision thereof, as provided in Article X and Article XII3 or by an employe of a nonprofit educational institution which is not an institution of higher education, as provided in Article XI,4 except to the extent that assistance under Title II of the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 19745 was paid on the basis of such services.
Credits
1936, Second Ex.Sess., Dec. 5, P.L. (1937) 2897, art. IV, § 401. Amended 1942, Ex.Sess., April 23, P.L. 60, No. 23, § 4; 1943, May 27, P.L. 717, No. 312, § 3; 1945, May 29, P.L. 1145, No. 408, § 8; 1949, May 23, P.L. 1738, No. 530, § 10; 1951, Sept. 29, P.L. 1580, No. 408, § 13; 1953, Aug. 24, P.L. 1397, No. 396, § 3; 1955, March 30, P.L. 6, No. 5, § 4; 1955, Sept. 3, P.L. 556, No. 136, § 2; 1959, Dec. 17, P.L. 1893, No. 693, § 7; 1961, Sept. 14, P.L. 1301, No. 570, § 3; 1964, Special Sess., March 24, P.L. 53, No. 1, § 5; 1971, Sept. 27, P.L. 460, No. 108, §§ 15, 16; 1974, Dec. 5, P.L. 769, No. 261, § 1, imd. effective; 1974, Dec. 5, P.L. 771, No. 262, § 6, imd. effective; 1975, June 6, P.L. 5, No. 3, § 1, imd. effective; 1976, July 9, P.L. 842, No. 147, § 2; 1977, July 6, P.L. 41, No. 22, § 3, effective Jan. 1, 1978; 1980, July 10, P.L. 521, No. 108, §§ 9 to 11, imd. effective; 1983, July 21, P.L. 68, No. 30, § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 1984; 2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1330, No. 156, § 2, imd. effective; 2011, June 17, P.L. 16, No. 6, § 4, effective Jan. 1, 2012; 2012, June 12, P.L. 577, No. 60, § 10, effective Jan. 1, 2013; 2013, Oct. 23, P.L. 637, No. 75, § 3.1, imd. effective; 2016, Nov. 3, P.L. 1100, No. 144, § 4, imd. effective; 2021, June 30, P.L. 173, No. 30, § 1, effective upon publication of notice at 51 Pa.B. 4033 [July 24, 2021].
Footnotes
43 P.S. § 802.
43 P.S. § 753.
43 P.S. §§ 891 et seq., 911 et seq.
43 P.S. § 901 et seq.
29 U.S.C.A. § 961 et seq. (repealed).
43 P.S. § 801, PA ST 43 P.S. § 801
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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