SENATE DOCKET, NO. 627 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1061
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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.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Viriato M. deMacedo | Plymouth and Barnstable |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 627 FILED ON: 1/15/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1061
By Mr. deMacedo, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1061) of Viriato M. deMacedo for legislation relative to unemployment insurance. Labor and Workforce Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 994 OF 2017-2018.]
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.
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 in subsection (a) by striking out in lines 3 and 4 the words “Have been paid wages in the base period amounting to at least thirty times the weekly benefit rate” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
"Have been paid wages in at least two quarters of the base period amounting to at least thirty times the weekly benefit rate"