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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 564 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1883
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth I. Gordon
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/10/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 564 FILED ON: 1/13/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1883
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1883) of
Kenneth I. Gordon relative to the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating
work schedules. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1983 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 343 and 344, the words “reported for
3the highest quarter” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-
4 wages reported for the highest quarter; and provided further, that if such deeming renders
5the individual ineligible for unemployment benefits, the amount shall be 1/26 of the total wages
6reported in the 2 quarters.