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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 97 FILED ON: 1/9/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1942
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jeffrey N. Roy
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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 relative to unemployment benefits for replacement workers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey N. Roy10th Norfolk1/4/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 97 FILED ON: 1/9/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1942
By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1942) of Jeffrey
N. Roy relative to unemployment benefits for replacement workers. Labor and Workforce
Development.
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 relative to unemployment benefits for replacement workers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, if an employee, hired as a
2result of a covered individual taking leave under the provisions of chapter 175M of the general
3laws, is subsequently separated from that employment when the covered individual is restored to
4that position, and is eligible for unemployment insurance benefits under the provisions of chapter
5151A of the general laws, those benefit charges shall not accrue to the employer’s experience
6rating but rather shall be charged to the solvency fund.