(KTTS News) — Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would change the length of unemployment benefits depending on the state’s unemployment rate.
Missouri currently allows people to claim unemployment benefits for up to 20 weeks.
But under the legislation, benefits could max out at eight weeks.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican Mike Bernskoetter, says businesses are struggling to get employees to work.
But former Senator Jacob Hummel disagrees.
Hummel says companies take a long time to interview and hire workers.
He tells the Missouri News Network that changing unemployment benefits in Missouri might force people to leave the state and go look for work elsewhere.
