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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Notice of a Public Hearing
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 119 Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., Chair
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Announces a Public Hearing
on
- B21-370, the “Unemployment Benefits Modernization Amendment Act of 2015”
Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 2:00 P.M.
John A. Wilson Building, Room 500
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., announces the scheduling of a public hearing by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs on B21-370, the “Unemployment Benefits Modernization Amendment Act of 2015”. The public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.
B21-370, the “Unemployment Benefits Modernization Amendment Act of 2015”, would increase the maximum weekly benefit amount to $430 and provide for cost of living adjustments to the maximum weekly benefit amount in future years indexed to the Consumer Price Index. The bill also standardizes the number of weeks of unemployment benefits that claimants can receive. In addition, the bill reduces the amount benefits are reduced when unemployment claimants obtain limited part-time work.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Faye Caldwell of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at (202) 727-6683 or by email at fcaldwell@dccouncil.us and provide their name(s), address, telephone number, email address and organizational affiliation, if any, by close of business Monday, April 25, 2016. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.
If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
