HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2136        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1646

 

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 willingness to work requirements for unemployment 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

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/28/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/30/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/31/2019

Donald H. Wong

9th Essex

1/31/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2136        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1646

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1646) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to establishing willingness to work requirements for eligibility of unemployment benefits.  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 willingness to work requirements for 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 24 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:-

(b1/2) Be willing to accept work when the offered position is considered reasonably relative to the position previously held by the claimant, the type of work offered is such that the claimant is capable of performing, and/or there is no medical reason restricting the claimant from the offered position.