An act relating to work search requirements for individuals receiving unemployment insurance benefits

This bill requires individuals receiving unemployment insurance benefits in Vermont to repay benefits received during weeks when they failed to attend a scheduled job interview or provided false information to an employer that prevented an interview from occurring. The law defines these failures as lacking reasonable efforts to secure work and establishes that affected individuals must return any overpaid benefits, with notices specifying the amount owed and the weeks involved. The bill also sets a three-year limit from the date of overpayment for the state to make repayment determinations and takes effect on July 1, 2024.