Repeal the Offset Now
Every year more than 17,600 older workers in Illinois get unemployment insurance payments that are drastically lower than what they should receive. Some unemployed older workers get ZERO. A law called the Social Security offset has been short-changing Illinois seniors since 1980. It's not fair. Employers pay the full amount into the unemployment fund for every eligible worker. They don’t pay less
I'm sad to report that as far as I know, nothing has changed for Illinois seniors eligible for unemployment. The governor and legislature are too busy fighting with one another to give any thought -- as usual -- to older workers. Please check back from time to time.
I'm sorry -- and angry -- to report that bills to repeal the Social Security offset never made it out of committee -- again. In spite of efforts by Rep. Kelly Cassidy and Sen. Heather Steans, Illinois is about to go into its 35th year of cheating older workers out of their unemployment benefits. We are the ONLY state that still enforces this disgusting law.
Many thanks also to State Representative Mary Flowers for sponsoring HB3042. Just when I start to think no one cares about ordinary people, something wonderful like this happens.
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