Republican lawmakers introduced a bill that counters two Pacific Northwest states that signed policies allowing the workers to get benefits earlier this year.
The Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement (SHIELD) Act would make it a federal requirement that an individual applying for unemployment is not disqualified soley due to a “strike or other labor dispute,” with the exception of a lockout. However, it would bar unemployment benefits if they individual is “providing financial support to or has a direct interest in” the dispute
Despicable pandering to business and anti-worker