Bill > S965

This bill amends Section 24 of Chapter 151A of the General Laws, which pertains to unemployment insurance. Specifically, it changes the eligibility requirement for receiving unemployment benefits by modifying the "base period" wage requirement. Previously, an individual needed to have been paid wages in the base period amounting to at least thirty times their weekly benefit rate to qualify. The bill inserts new language that requires individuals to have been paid wages in at least two quarters of the base period, with the total wages in those quarters still needing to amount to at least thirty times the weekly benefit rate. This change aims to ensure that individuals have a more consistent work history within the base period to be eligible for unemployment benefits.