MA S1214

Bill

To increase unemployment insurance benefits for low wage workers.

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to increase unemployment insurance benefits for low wage workers.. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to increase unemployment insurance benefits for low-wage workers. Specifically, it amends the existing law to provide that if an individual's weekly benefit amount is deemed ineligible under the current formula, the amount shall be 1/26 of the total wages reported in the two quarters. Additionally, the bill reduces the base period earnings requirement from 30 times the weekly benefit rate to 15 times the average weekly wage, or 13 times the average weekly wage if the individual is thereby rendered ineligible. The bill also increases the maximum weekly benefit rate to 57.5% of the average weekly wage and the minimum weekly benefit rate to 20% of the average weekly wage, while ensuring the weekly benefit amount does not exceed 75% of the individual's average weekly wage.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (21)

Pat Jehlen (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Feeney (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Adam Hinds (D), John Keenan (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), Mark Montigny (D), Mike Moore (D), Susan Moran (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Maria Robinson (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Senate concurred (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1214

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1214
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1214.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1221	Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5167	Similar To
H2033	To Increase Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Low Wage Workers	Senate concurred	Similar To
H2553	Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	No further action taken	Similar To
H2611	Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a new draft, see H5020	Similar To
H2836	Relative to unemployment benefits during coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
H2885	Establishing the COVID-19 pandemic emergency tax payer relief exemption and refund for income taxes on 2020 unemployment benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
H3027	Relative to emergency tax relief to unemployed workers	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
H4111	Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program	Accompanied H19	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1186	To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1202	Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1690	Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1771	Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1773	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2411	Relative to reimbursement to armed service members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2508	Establishing a sick leave bank for Li Zhang, an employee of the Department of Unemployment Assistance	Accompanied a new draft, see S2527	Similar To
S2527	Establishing a sick leave bank for Li Zang, an employee of the Department of Unemployment Assistance	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To
S84	Preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To
S927	Relative to benefits for court officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S96	To lift kids out of deep poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S967	Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1221

Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5167

Similar To

H2033

To Increase Unemployment Insurance Benefits for Low Wage Workers

Senate concurred

Similar To

H2553

Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf

No further action taken

Similar To

H2611

Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty

Accompanied a new draft, see H5020

Similar To

H2836

Relative to unemployment benefits during coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

H2885

Establishing the COVID-19 pandemic emergency tax payer relief exemption and refund for income taxes on 2020 unemployment benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

H3027

Relative to emergency tax relief to unemployed workers

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

H4111

Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program

Accompanied H19

Similar To

H90

Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth

For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702

Similar To

S1186

To establish the Massachusetts works progress administration

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1202

Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1690

Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1771

Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1773

Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2411

Relative to reimbursement to armed service members

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2508

Establishing a sick leave bank for Li Zhang, an employee of the Department of Unemployment Assistance

Accompanied a new draft, see S2527

Similar To

S2527

Establishing a sick leave bank for Li Zang, an employee of the Department of Unemployment Assistance

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S35

Similar Bills

See H90

Similar To

S84

Preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

S927

Relative to benefits for court officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S96

To lift kids out of deep poverty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S967

Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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