RETURN TO WORK REPORTING FOR CARES ACT AGREEMENTS.

SEC. 251. RETURN TO WORK REPORTING FOR CARES ACT AGREEMENTS. (a) In General.—Subtitle A of title II of division A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 2117. [15 U.S.C. 9033] RETURN TO WORK REPORTING “Each State participating in an agreement under any of the preceding sections of this subtitle shall have in effect a method to address any circumstances in which, during any period during which such agreement is in effect, claimants of unemployment compensation refuse to return to work or to accept an offer of suitable work without good cause. Such method shall include the following: “(1) A reporting method for employers, such as through a phone line, email, or online portal, to notify the State agency when an individual refuses an offer of employment. “(2) A plain-language notice provided to such claimants about State return to work laws, rights to refuse to return to work or to refuse suitable work, including what constitutes suitable work, and a claimant’s right to refuse work that poses a risk to the claimant’s health or safety, and information on contesting the denial of a claim that has been denied due to a report by an employer that the claimant refused to return to work or refused suitable work.” . (b) Effective Date.—The requirements imposed by this section shall take effect 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act.