HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 564        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1883

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kenneth I. Gordon

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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:

Date Added:

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/10/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

6/28/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

6/28/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

6/29/2023

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

7/5/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

7/11/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

7/17/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 564        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1883

By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1883) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1983 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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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 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 343 and 344, the words “reported for the highest quarter” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

wages reported for the highest quarter; and provided further, that if such deeming renders the individual ineligible for unemployment benefits, the amount shall be 1/26 of the total wages reported in the 2 quarters.