HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2130 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1643
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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 | 1/16/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/24/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2130 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1643
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1643) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to unemployment insurance benefits for certain business owners who intentionally and knowingly close their business with deliberate intent on reopening. Labor and Workforce Development. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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 2016 Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subsection (c) in Section 24 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.