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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth I. Gordon

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to protect temporary workers’ unemployment benefits.

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PETITION OF:

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to protect temporary workers’ unemployment benefits.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 25(e) of chapter 151A, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the eighth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“A temporary employee of a temporary help firm shall be deemed to have voluntarily quit employment if (i)  upon completion of an assignment, the temporary help firm contacts the temporary employee in writing on a form approved by the director in which receipt is acknowledged, notifying the temporary employee of an offer of reassignment of suitable employment, that the temporary employee must reply to such offer, and that failure to respond may result in ineligibility for benefits, and (ii) the temporary employee does not contact the temporary help firm inquiring for reassignment of suitable employment before filing for benefits. Failure to contact the temporary help firm shall not be deemed a voluntary quitting unless the claimant has been advised of the obligation in writing at the outset of the most recent temporary assignment.”