· KY legislature · 2026RS

AN ACT relating to unemployment insurance.

Amend KRS 341.350, relating to unemployment insurance, to lengthen the verified definite return-to-work or recall-to-work period from 16 weeks to 12 months and add protections for employees whose place of employment can reasonably be expected to resume operations within 12 months following a natural disaster.

Sponsor

Phillip Wheeler (R-KY)

Introduced

2026-02-04

Policy area

Labor and Employment

Latest action

returned to Committee on Committees (S)