PENNSYLVANIA, September 28 - PRINTER'S NO. 1122

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

885

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, HUTCHINSON, STEFANO AND J. WARD,

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

AN ACT

Amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937

P.L.2897, No.1), entitled "An act establishing a system of

unemployment compensation to be administered by the

Department of Labor and Industry and its existing and newly

created agencies with personnel (with certain exceptions)

selected on a civil service basis; requiring employers to

keep records and make reports, and certain employers to pay

contributions based on payrolls to provide moneys for the

payment of compensation to certain unemployed persons;

providing procedure and administrative details for the

determination, payment and collection of such contributions

and the payment of such compensation; providing for

cooperation with the Federal Government and its agencies;

creating certain special funds in the custody of the State

Treasurer; and prescribing penalties," in compensation,

providing for COVID-19 vaccine.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937

P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, is

amended by adding a section to read:

Section 409. COVID-19 vaccine.-- (a) An employe's refusal to

become vaccinated against COVID-19 shall not be considered

willful misconduct for the purposes of section 402(e).

(b) An employe's voluntary resignation from employment due

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