Current Department of Labor rules waive the work search requirement for unemployment benefits for a laid off employee if the employer gives the employee a recall notice guaranteeing that the employee will be rehired within 6 weeks, saving the employee and the Department of Labor, Bureau of Unemployment Compensation the burden of the employee's unnecessarily having to look for other work and report weekly on that search to the bureau. Current law also bases the unemployment contribution for employers on the individual employer's past experience rating record. This bill allows an employer to lay off an employee for up to 8 weeks without the employee having to meet the job search requirement, better enabling a seasonal employer to retain trained employees while recapturing a portion of the cost of the benefits with a higher rate due to the employer's experience rating record.