SENATE DOCKET, NO. 501        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1060

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Viriato M. deMacedo

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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 unemployment insurance benefits for replacement workers.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 501        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1060

By Mr. deMacedo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1060) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to unemployment insurance benefits for replacement workers.  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 unemployment insurance benefits for replacement workers.

 

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.  Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, if an employee, hired as a result of a covered individual taking leave under the provisions of chapter 175M of the general laws, is subsequently separated from that employment when the covered individual is restored to that position, and is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits under the provisions of chapter 151A of the general laws, those benefit charges shall not accrue to the employer’s experience rating but rather shall be charged to the solvency fund.