15 U.S.C. § 9033: Return to work reporting

Summary

Each State that takes part must have a system to deal with people on unemployment who refuse to go back to work or who turn down suitable jobs without a good reason. The system must let employers report refusals (by phone, email, or online) and must give claimants a plain, easy notice about state rules, what counts as suitable work, the right to refuse unsafe work, and how to appeal a denial based on an employer’s report.

Title 15, §9033

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Each State participating in an agreement under any of the preceding sections of this subtitle shall have in effect a method to address any circumstances in which, during any period during which such agreement is in effect, claimants of unemployment compensation refuse to return to work or to accept an offer of suitable work without good cause. Such method shall include the following:

(1)A reporting method for employers, such as through a phone line, email, or online portal, to notify the State agency when an individual refuses an offer of employment.

(2)A plain-language notice provided to such claimants about State return to work laws, rights to refuse to return to work or to refuse suitable work, including what constitutes suitable work, and a claimant’s right to refuse work that poses a risk to the claimant’s health or safety, and information on contesting the denial of a claim that has been denied due to a report by an employer that the claimant refused to return to work or refused suitable work.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subtitle, referred to in text, is subtitle A (§ 2101 et seq.) of title II of div. A of Pub. L. 116–136, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 313, known as the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 9001 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title II, § 251(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1961, provided that: “The requirements imposed by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 27, 2020].”

§9033 Return to Work Reporting