California lawmakers are proposing extending unemployment benefits to workers who are on strike. Striking workers would be eligible to collect unemployment payments after two weeks.
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The proposal comes as part of legislation—S.B. 799—that previously dealt with prison visits. It passed out of the state’s Senate in May and was sent to the Assembly.
This week, one of the bill’s authors—state Sen. Anthony Portantino (D–25th district)—completely amended it, striking the previous text related to inmate visitation entirely. S.B. 799 now deals solely with unemployment compensation for workers in labor disputes.
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