SENATE DOCKET, NO. 881        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1003

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth J. Donnelly

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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 amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

 

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/26/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/26/2017

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

1/27/2017

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

1/30/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2017

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

2/3/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

3/23/2017

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

5/15/2017

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

5/15/2017

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

5/15/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 881        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1003

By Mr. Donnelly, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1003) of Kenneth J. Donnelly, Kenneth I. Gordon, Jason M. Lewis, Michael D. Brady and other members of the General Court for legislation to amend the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules.

 

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 1(w) of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “quarter.”, in line 344, the following words:-

; provided further, that if the individual has worked for 15 or more weeks and such deeming renders the individual ineligible for unemployment benefits, the amount shall be equal to one twenty-sixth of the total wages.