43 Pa. Stat. § 916.1

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 916.1 - Definitions

Section effective upon United States Department of Labor approval and published notice thereof. See 43 P.S. § 916.11.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Affected unit." A department, shift or other organizational unit of two or more employees that is designated by an employer to participate in a shared-work plan.

"Approved shared-work plan." An employer's shared-work plan which meets the requirements of section 1303 and which the department approves in writing.

"Fringe benefit." [Deleted by 2013 Amendment.]

"Participating employee." An employee in the affected unit whose hours of work are reduced by the reduction percentage under the shared-work plan.

"Participating employer." An employer who has a shared-work plan in effect.

"Reduction percentage." The percentage by which each participating employee's normal weekly hours of work are reduced under a shared-work plan in accordance with section 1303(b).

"Shared-work plan." A plan for reducing unemployment under which participating employees of an affected unit share the work remaining after reduction in their normal weekly hours of work.

43 P.S. § 916.1

Amended by P.L. 637 2013 No. 75, § 5, eff. 1/21/2014.
1936, Second Ex.Sess., Dec. 5, P.L. (1937) 2897, art. XIII, § 1301, added 2011, June 17, P.L. 16, No. 6, § 8.