‘‘(D) CARE FOR A CHILD.—The need to 
care for a child when child care has been lost 
and an alternative arrangement cannot be rea-
sonably secured. 
‘‘(E) UNUSUAL RISK.—The individual’s job 
presents any unusual risk to the health or safe-
ty of the individual. 
‘‘(F) EMPLOYER’S FAILURE TO CONFORM 
TO STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.—The employ-
ee’s reasonable belief that the employer failed to 
conform to any State or Federal law relating to 
wages, hours, working conditions, collective bar-
gaining, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, 
or reasonable accommodations. 
‘‘(G) OTHER REASONS.—Other reasons de-
termined appropriate by the State.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be-
ginning on or after the earlier of— 
(1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg-
ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 
amendments; or 
(2) January 1, 2027. 
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SEC. 207. UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS 
OF A QUALIFYING ACT OF VIOLENCE OR HAR-
ASSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (27), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (28) as 
paragraph (29); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (27) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(28) an individual shall not be denied com-
pensation under such State law solely on the basis 
of the individual having a voluntary separation from 
work if such separation is attributable to such indi-
vidual being a victim of a qualifying act of violence 
or harassment; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section 
‘‘(h) VICTIMS OF A QUALIFYING ACT OF VIOLENCE 
OR HARASSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)(28), a voluntary separation of an indi-
vidual shall be considered to be attributable to such 
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individual being a victim of a qualifying act of vio-
lence or harassment if such individual submits such 
evidence as the State deems sufficient. 
‘‘(2) SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), a State shall deem suffi-
cient— 
‘‘(A) evidence of such qualifying act of vio-
lence or harassment in the form of— 
‘‘(i) a sworn statement and a form of 
identification; 
‘‘(ii) a police or court record; 
‘‘(iii) documentation from a profes-
sional from whom such individual has 
sought assistance, including those associ-
ated with medical, legal, or religious pro-
fessions or a victim service provider; or 
‘‘(iv) any other documentation deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary of 
Labor or the State; and 
‘‘(B) an attestation that such voluntary 
separation is attributable to such qualifying act 
of violence or harassment. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in this section: 
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‘‘(i) QUALIFYING
ACT
OF
VIOLENCE 
OR
HARASSMENT.—The term ‘qualifying 
act of violence or harassment’ means an 
act, conduct, or pattern of conduct that is 
or could constitute any of the following: 
‘‘(I) Domestic violence. 
‘‘(II) Dating violence. 
‘‘(III) Sexual assault. 
‘‘(IV) Stalking. 
‘‘(V) Sexual harassment. 
‘‘(VI) Other harassment. 
‘‘(ii) VICTIM OF A QUALIFYING ACT 
OF VIOLENCE OR HARASSMENT.—The term 
‘‘victim of a qualifying act of violence or 
harassment includes— 
‘‘(I) an individual who has expe-
rienced or is experiencing a qualifying 
act of violence or harassment; and 
‘‘(II) an individual whose family 
or household member has experienced 
or is experiencing a qualifying act of 
violence or harassment. 
‘‘(iii) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT 
DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘domestic vio-
lence’, ‘dating violence’, ‘sexual assault’, 
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‘stalking’, and ‘victim service provider’ 
have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 40002 of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994, except that if the cor-
responding paragraph for any such term is 
amended after the date of enactment of 
this subsection, such amendment shall not 
apply for the purpose of this subsection 
until the earlier of— 
‘‘(I) the date the State changes 
its statutes, regulations, or policies in 
order to comply with such amend-
ment; or 
‘‘(II) the date that is 2 years 
after the date of enactment of such 
amendment. 
‘‘(iv) 
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT.—The 
term ‘sexual harassment’ means hostile, in-
timidating, or oppressive behavior based on 
sex that creates an offensive work environ-
ment. 
‘‘(v) OTHER HARASSMENT.—The term 
‘other harassment’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘harassment’ (other than sexual 
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harassment) under State law, regulation, 
or policy. 
‘‘(B) STATES MAY APPLY BROADER DEFI-
NITION.—A State may adopt a broader defini-
tion of any term under clause (i), (ii) (iii), (iv), 
or (v) of subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment be-
ginning on or after the earlier of— 
(1) the date the State changes its statutes, reg-
ulations, or policies in order to comply with such 
amendments; or 
(2) January 1, 2027. 
SEC. 208. ELIMINATION OF WAITING WEEKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3304(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as previously amended by this title, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (28), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (29) as para-
graph (30); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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