UIPL 26-00 Attachment I

Model State Legislation

Section________. Birth and Adoption Unemployment Compensation.

(a)  A parent on a leave of absence from his/her employer or who left employment to be with his/her child during the first year of life, or during the first year following placement of a child age 18 or less with the individual for adoption, shall not be deniedcompensation under Section________ for voluntarily leaving employment, Section________ relating to availability for work, Section________ relating to inability to work, or Section ________ for failure to actively seek work.

(b)  For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)  Parent means a mother or father (biological, legal, or who has custody of a child pending her or his adoption of that child); and

(2)  Placement means the time a parent becomes responsible for a child pending adoption in accordance with [cite State adoption law].

(c)  Section , concerning the reduction of the amount of compensation due to receipt of disqualifying income, shall apply to payments under this section. In addition, the following payments shall cause a reduction in the compensation amount:

(1)  any payment from the employer resulting from a birth or adoption described in subsection (a); and

(2)  any payment resulting from a birth or adoption described in subsection (a) from a disability insurance plan contributed to by an employer, in proportion to the employer's contribution to such plan.

(d)  Compensation is payable to an individual under this section for a maximum of 12 weeks with respect to any birth or placement for adoption.

(e)  Each employer shall post at each site operated by the employer, in a conspicuous place, accessible to all employees, information relating to the availability of Birth and Adoption unemployment compensation.

(f)  Any compensation paid under this section shall not be charged to the account of the individual employer.

(g)  Two years following the effective date of this legislation, the commissioner shall issue a report to the governor and the legislature evaluating the effectiveness of Birth and Adoption unemployment compensation.

(h)  This section shall be applied consistent with regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.