Amends TCA Section 50-7-302 and Section 58-2-106.
Tennessee HB6002 amends existing unemployment benefit eligibility conditions and grants additional authority to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). The bill allows the commissioner of labor and workforce development to suspend certain unemployment reporting requirements during a declared emergency, specifically for eligible claimants in counties affected by a major disaster declaration. Additionally, it expands TEMA's responsibilities to assist local governments with recovery efforts from disasters on public property.
Tennessee HB6002 amends existing unemployment benefit eligibility conditions and grants additional authority to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). The bill allows the commissioner of labor and workforce development to suspend certain unemployment reporting requirements during a declared emergency, specifically for eligible claimants in counties affected by a major disaster declaration. Additionally, it expands TEMA's responsibilities to assist local governments with recovery efforts from disasters on public property.
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