HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2575        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1724

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 Relative to Business Owners Unemployment Insurance Benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/16/2015

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

1/29/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/16/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

9/27/2019

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

9/27/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

9/27/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

9/27/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

9/27/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

9/27/2019

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

9/27/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

9/27/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

9/27/2019

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

9/27/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2575        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1724

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1724) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to unemployment insurance benefits for seasonal businesses.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

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 Relative to Business Owners Unemployment Insurance 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. Chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Edition, is hereby amended by adding after Section 24 subsection (c) the following new subsection:--

(d) No individual shall be considered eligible for benefits if said individual is a business owner who intentionally and knowingly closed their business, and therefor ended one’s own employment, with the intention of reopening during the ideal business season.