HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1987        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1016

 

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

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

11/1/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

11/1/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

11/1/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

11/1/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

11/1/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

11/1/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

11/1/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

11/1/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

11/1/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

11/1/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

11/1/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

11/1/2017

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

11/1/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

11/1/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1987        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1016

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1016) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to unemployment insurance benefits for seasonal businesses.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1724 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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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 2014 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.