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MA H2111
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Gordon
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AI Summary
- Amends Chapter 151A, Section 1 of Massachusetts General Laws governing unemployment insurance eligibility calculations
- Creates an alternative benefit calculation for workers whose standard "highest quarter" wage deeming would render them ineligible for unemployment benefits
- Sets the alternative calculation at one twenty-sixth of total wages reported across two quarters, rather than basing eligibility solely on the highest quarter
- Targets workers with fluctuating or irregular work schedules who may have uneven earnings across quarters
- Filed by Representative Kenneth I. Gordon (21st Middlesex) on January 10, 2025; referred to Labor and Workforce Development Committee
Legislative Description
Amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules
Last Action
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2/26/2026
Committee Referrals
Steering, Policy and Scheduling1/29/2026
Labor and Workforce Development2/27/2025
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