H.R. 2202 · 110th Congress
Worker Empowerment Act
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Worker Empowerment Act - Amends the Social Security Act to require each state to implement a reemployment adjustment assistance program that provides payment of 50% of the amount by which the wages received by an individual at the time of his or her separation from employment exceeds (if at all) the wages received by such individual from reemployment.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 8, 2007
Worker Empowerment Act - Amends the Social Security Act to require each state to implement a reemployment adjustment assistance program that provides payment of 50% of the amount by which the wages received by an individual at the time of his or her separation from employment exceeds (if at all) the wages received by such individual from reemployment.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to employment taxes) to impose a wage insurance contribution excise tax on every employer.
Establishes a Wage Insurance Trust Fund in the Treasury, to which the equivalent of any such taxes received shall be appropriated to carry out this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Worker Empowerment Act
Latest action (May 8, 2007): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: May 8, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.