§ 916.2. Application to approve shared-work plan
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 43 P.S. LaborEffective: January 21, 2014
Effective: January 21, 2014
43 P.S. § 916.2
§ 916.2. Application to approve shared-work plan
(1) The employer's written plan, describing the manner in which the requirements of this article will be implemented, including a plan for giving advance notice, where feasible, to participating employees whose hours of work are reduced, an estimate of the number of layoffs that would have occurred in the absence of the employer's shared-work plan and other information required by the department and the United States Department of Labor.
(1.1) The employer's assurance that it will provide reports to the department relating to the operation of its shared-work plan at the times and in the manner prescribed by the department and containing all information required by the department, including the number of hours worked each week by participating employees.
(3) The employer's assurance that it will not lay off participating employees during the effective period of the shared-work plan, or reduce participating employees' hours of work by more than the reduction percentage during the effective period of the shared-work plan, except in cases of holidays, designated vacation periods, equipment maintenance or similar circumstances.
(4) A list of the week or weeks within the requested effective period of the shared-work plan during which participating employees are anticipated to work fewer hours than the number of hours determined under section 1303(a)(5)1 due to circumstances included in paragraph (3).
(8) If the employer provides health benefits and retirement benefits under a defined benefit plan as defined in section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 414(j)), or contributions under a defined contribution plan as defined in section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 414(i)), to a participating employee whose hours of work are reduced under the shared-work plan, the employer's certification that the benefits will continue to be provided to participating employees under the same terms and conditions as though the hours of work of the employees had not been reduced or to the same extent as other employees not participating in the shared-work plan.
Credits
1936, Second Ex.Sess., Dec. 5, P.L. (1937) 2897, art. XIII, § 1302, added 2011, June 17, P.L. 16, No. 6, § 8. Amended 2013, Oct. 23, P.L. 637, No. 75, § 5, effective in 90 days [Jan. 21, 2014].
Footnotes
43 P.S. § 916.3.
43 P.S. § 916.2, PA ST 43 P.S. § 916.2
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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