HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 658        FILED ON: 1/10/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2111

 

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

1/10/2025

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

4/4/2025

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

4/4/2025

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

4/4/2025

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

4/7/2025

Margaret R. Scarsdale

1st Middlesex

5/9/2025

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

9/11/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 658        FILED ON: 1/10/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2111

By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2111) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to unemployment insurance for workers with fluctuating work schedules.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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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 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 343-344, 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 one twenty-sixth of the total wages reported in the two quarters.