Bill > H2067

This bill modifies Section 25 of Chapter 151A of the Massachusetts General Laws to address how stipends for on-call firefighters are treated in unemployment compensation calculations. Specifically, the bill provides that on-call town firefighters do not need to report their firefighting stipends as income when applying for unemployment compensation, and explicitly states that these firefighters will still be considered eligible for unemployment benefits even if they receive such stipends. On-call firefighters are typically volunteer or part-time emergency personnel who are compensated with a small monetary stipend for being available to respond to emergencies, but who may have another primary job. By exempting these stipends from income reporting, the bill aims to make it easier for on-call firefighters to access unemployment benefits without their modest emergency service compensation negatively impacting their eligibility or benefit calculations.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2067