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Policy Fo.~ it ~ons -5- <br /> <br />Unemployment Compensation (continued) <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Access to Benefits <br /> <br />- Require benefit recipients to accept employment offered which is <br /> within their capabilities, or lose benefits. <br /> <br />- Require recipients to personally report periodically to ascertain <br /> "available for work" status. <br /> <br />- Prohibit mailing U. C. benefit checks out of the state. <br /> <br />Provide that when an individual was discharged for misconduct the <br />wage credits earned on that employment could not be used in deter- <br />mining U. C. benefits. <br /> <br />- Reinstate a "probationary" oe~od· ~~ for new employees. <br /> <br />- Require at least 26 weeks of work at or above the minimum wage <br /> for 40 hours of work to qualify for benefits. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Taxes <br /> <br />Deny U. C. benefits if the workers' household income (as defined <br />in the "circuit-breaker" tax law) exceeds three times the current <br />statewide average weekly wage. <br /> <br />- Oppose any unemployment compensation tax hikes. <br /> <br />- Oppose removal of 1~% per year. limit on increases in e~ployer con- <br /> tribution rates. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Administration <br /> <br /> - Improve the state auditing procedure. <br /> <br /> - Lengthen the seven day limitation on time in which employers <br /> must respond to requests for wage and separation information. <br /> <br /> - Allow cross-checking of records between state departments to <br /> ensure that employed parties, or workers' compensation bene- <br /> ficiaries, are not also drawing compensation. <br /> <br />- Prosecute fraudulent claimants. <br /> <br /> <br />