A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing the division of employment security with flexibility in determining the eligibility of multistate workers for unemployment insurance benefits in north carolina and appropriating funds to study best practices to handle claims by those workers.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 126‑15.01 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e)	Multistate Workers. – The Division shall exercise maximum flexibility in determining the eligibility under this section of individuals employed in industries that require them to work in North Carolina and other states during a benefit year. These determinations shall be made on a case‑by‑case basis."
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year to (i) study ways to mitigate the effects of working in multiple states, including North Carolina, during the benefit year that determines an individual's eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits in this State and (ii) review how employers are affected by having employees who work in states other than North Carolina during the benefit year.
SECTION 3.  Section 2 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2020. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.