Bill No.:         SF0076                                               Drafter: JWL

LSO No.:       14LSO-0138                                     Effective Date: 7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0038

Chapter No.:                        CH0101

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Catch Title:              Unemployment insurance-worker misconduct.

Subject:                     Defines misconduct for purposes of eligibility exclusion.

Summary/Major Elements:

· W.S. 27-3-311(f) currently provides that a person is disqualified for unemployment benefits if the person’s most recent separation from work was due to misconduct connected with work.

· This act defines “misconduct connected with work” as an act “which indicates an intentional disregard of the employer’s interests or the commonly accepted duties, obligations and responsibilities of an employee.”

· The new definition excludes isolated instances of ordinary negligence, good faith errors in judgment and inefficiency resulting from inability or incapacity.