HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans in Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Legislature are advancing legislation to reinstate work-search requirements for people claiming unemployment benefits.
The bill cleared the House Labor and Industry Committee on a party-line vote Tuesday.
The sponsor, Rep. Jim Cox of Berks County, said many employers are having trouble finding workers.
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Lawmakers suspended the work-search requirement through 2020, but Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has extended the waiver administratively.
Wolf’s office said certain industries may have difficulty hiring workers for different reasons, like parents who have children learning at home, workers waiting for a second vaccine dose or people who chose to change careers or get new skills during the pandemic.
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