SB 6134 — Concerning notice to striking workers applying for unemployment insurance benefits of potential overpayment assessment upon receipt of retroactive wages.

What this bill does

Requires the Employment Security Department to notify a striking worker applying for unemployment insurance benefits of the potential to receive an overpayment assessment if the worker receives retroactive wages from the employer.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 2026
  94 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 2026
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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