MA S994

Bill

Relative to unemployment insurance

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to unemployment insurance. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 24(a) of Chapter 151A of the General Laws, which governs the requirements for unemployment insurance eligibility in Massachusetts. The bill changes the requirement from having been paid wages in the base period (the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters) amounting to at least 30 times the weekly benefit rate, to instead requiring wages in at least two quarters of the base period amounting to at least 30 times the weekly benefit rate. This change may make it easier for some individuals to qualify for unemployment benefits.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (3)

Viriato deMacedo (R), Donald Humason (R), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2490 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S994

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S994
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S994.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1012	Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules	No further action taken	Similar To
H1016	Relative to business owners unemployment insurance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H2236	To ensure minimum fair wages and employment stability for adjunct faculty	Accompanied a new draft, see H4153	Similar To
H3135	Protecting wages of employees who receive wages through an electronic wage card	Accompanied a new draft, see H4218	Similar To
H3150	Relative to fair pay for comparable work	No further action taken	Similar To
H3459	Relative to the prevailing wage in the city of Holyoke	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H3771	Relative to the payment of prevailing wages on projects in the town of Harvard	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
S1003	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
S1008	Protecting employees who receive wages by payroll debit cards	Accompanied a new draft, see S2447	Similar To
S2490	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to labor and workforce development	Reported (in part) by S1014	Replaced by
S996	Relative to the payment of wages	Accompanied a study order, see S2490	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1012

Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules

No further action taken

Similar To

H1016

Relative to business owners unemployment insurance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4729

Similar To

H2236

To ensure minimum fair wages and employment stability for adjunct faculty

Accompanied a new draft, see H4153

Similar To

H3135

Protecting wages of employees who receive wages through an electronic wage card

Accompanied a new draft, see H4218

Similar To

H3150

Relative to fair pay for comparable work

No further action taken

Similar To

H3459

Relative to the prevailing wage in the city of Holyoke

Accompanied a study order, see H4729

Similar To

H3771

Relative to the payment of prevailing wages on projects in the town of Harvard

Accompanied a study order, see H4729

Similar To

S1003

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

S1008

Protecting employees who receive wages by payroll debit cards

Accompanied a new draft, see S2447

Similar To

S2490

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to labor and workforce development

Reported (in part) by S1014

Replaced by

S996

Relative to the payment of wages

Accompanied a study order, see S2490

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