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MA Gen L ch 151a § 61 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 61 - Special Employment Service Accounts; Agreements Relative to Employment Offices; Acceptance of Moneys, Services or Quarters

Section 61. Special employment service accounts shall be maintained as a part of the account, for the purpose of segregating such money as may be made available by the commonwealth for its state employment service, together with such money as may be allotted to the commonwealth under the Wagner-Peyser Act, so called, and such money as may be apportioned for the purposes of such accounts from moneys received by the commonwealth under Title III of the Social Security Act, so called, or under any other federal law.  For the purpose of maintaining free employment offices, the commissioner may enter into an agreement with a city or town and, as part of any such agreement, the commissioner may accept monies, services or other quarters for the purposes of the employment service accounts.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 62 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 62 - State Advisory Council; Duties, Powers and Reports

Section 62. The state advisory council shall perform all the duties imposed on it by this chapter, and, in addition, shall consider and advise the commissioner upon all matters connected with this chapter. It shall have full investigatory powers, and shall have direct access to all sources of information relating to employment. It shall promote as far as possible the regularization of employment within the commonwealth. It shall also aid in the formation of policies related to the administration of this chapter as to insure a fair, impartial and neutral administration thereof, free from political influences. It shall report to the governor at least quarterly, and to the general court annually and at such other times as the general court may require, its conclusions and recommendations with respect to the administration of this chapter. Said reports shall relate particularly to the actuarial status of the Unemployment Compensation Fund and shall set forth such changes in or additions to this chapter with respect to contributions, benefits or other provisions thereof, as are, in its opinion, necessary for maintaining the solvency of said fund. It shall also investigate and study all proposals for changes in or additions to the provisions of this chapter pending before the general court, including proposals made by the commissioner, and shall report to the general court its recommendations with respect thereto. Reports made by said council to the governor hereunder shall be open to public inspection.  On or before the fifteenth day of October of the first year, the subcommittee is hereby authorized and directed to file with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on commerce and labor a report which shall contain a comprehensive evaluation of the program's effectiveness to date, including but not limited to the number of claimants served, the number of past claimants presently employed, and an accounting of all monies expended through the fund. On or before the fifteenth day of the months of January, April, August and October of the following calendar year, and on or before the fifteenth day of the months of January and April of the final year, said subcommittee shall submit an updated report to the chairmen of said committees.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 63 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 63 - Publication and Free Distribution of Statutes, Reports, Regulations and Relevant Material

Section 63. The commissioner, subject to the approval of the commission on administration and finance, shall cause to be printed in proper form for distribution to the public the full text of this chapter, the general rules, annual reports, regulations, classifications, rates and rules of procedure thereunder, and any other material he deems relevant and suitable, and shall distribute the same, free of charge, upon request. Unless the contrary is provided hereunder, or by the rules or regulations of the commissioner, such printing and distributions shall be deemed a sufficient publication of the same.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 64a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 64a - List of Employers Qualified for Exemption Under Sec. 5i of Chapter 59; Confidentiality

Section 64A. The commissioner shall on or before July first of each year provide to the chairman of the board of assessors in each city and town a list of all employers located in the city and town that qualified for an exemption pursuant to section five I of chapter fifty-nine during the previous year. This list shall be confidential and shall be used only by the assessors or employees designated by the assessors for the purpose of determining eligibility for property tax exemptions pursuant to said section five I of said chapter fifty-nine. Any other use of this list or information contained therein or disclosure of the names of employers on said list to persons other than assessors or designated employees shall be punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 65 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 65 - Records Available to Federal Railroad Retirement Board; Cooperation With Federal Agencies; Agreements Relative to Employment Offices; Acceptance of Moneys, Services or Quarters

Section 65. The commissioner may make the commonwealth's records relating to the administration of this chapter available to the Federal Railroad Retirement Board and may furnish said board, at the expense of said board, such copies thereof as said board deems necessary for its purposes. The commissioner may afford reasonable cooperation with every agency of the United States charged with the administration of any unemployment insurance law. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free employment offices, he may enter into agreements with any agency of the United States charged with the administration of an employment security law, and, as a part of any such agreement, the department may accept moneys, services or quarters as a contribution to the employment service accounts.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 66a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 66a - Arrangements for Utilizing Facilities and Services of Commonwealth and Foreign Countries

Section 66A. To the extent permissible under the laws and constitution of the United States, the commissioner is authorized to enter into or co-operate in arrangements whereby facilities and services provided under this chapter and services and facilities provided under the employment security law of any foreign country may be utilized for the taking of claims and the payment of benefits under the employment security law of this commonwealth and under a similar law of such government.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 67 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 67 - Estimate of Liability of Employer Failing to Make Report or Return; Collection

Section 67. If any employer shall wilfully fail or refuse to make any report or return as required by any provision of this chapter or of the rules and regulations of the commissioner made under authority of this chapter, the commissioner may estimate the liability of such employer from any available information and may assess upon, and collect from, such employer the contributions, penalties and interest due from him.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 68 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 68 - Payment of Benefits Due a Deceased or Mentally Incapacitated Person

Section 68. The commissioner may provide for the payment, to such person or persons as the commissioner finds entitled thereto, of benefits due a deceased person, or a person who has become incapacitated by reason of mental illness or who is an insane person and incapable of properly taking care of himself or his property, for the allowance of whose will or for the administration of whose estate no petition for the appointment of an administrator, guardian or conservator has been filed within thirty days after his death or disability, as the case may be, and every such payment shall be a valid payment to the same extent as if made to the legal representative of the deceased or of the person under such disabilities.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 69 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 69 - Recovery or Deduction of Erroneous Payments; Cancellation; Liability of Disbursing Officer; Penalty for Misrepresentation of Material Fact or Failure to Disclose Material Fact

Section 69. (a) The department may recover by a civil action any amounts paid to an individual through error, or, in the discretion of the commissioner, the amount erroneously paid may be deducted from any future payments of benefits accruing to an individual under the provisions of this chapter provided that there has been a final decision as defined in section 69D. Any civil action brought pursuant to this subsection shall be commenced within six years from the date of the erroneous payment.  If any individual fails to pay when due any amount paid to said individual because of such individual's failure knowingly to furnish accurate information concerning any material fact, including amounts of remuneration received, as provided in subsection (c) of section twenty-four, such overdue amount shall carry interest at a per annum rate provided by subsection (a) of section fifteen from the due date until paid. The total amount of interest assessed shall not exceed fifty percent of the total amount due.  (b) The commissioner may cancel the balance of a restitution owed by an individual under this section if the commissioner finds that such individual is deceased and has left no estate or that, after five years following notice to him that such restitution was required, he has not claimed benefits and he cannot be located.  (c) The commissioner may waive recovery of an overpayment made to any individual, who, in the judgment of the commissioner, is without fault and where, in the judgment of the commissioner such recovery would defeat the purpose of benefits otherwise authorized or would be against equity and good conscience.  Any person aggrieved by a determination or decision of the commissioner that recovery of an overpayment not be waived shall have the right to appeal such determination or decision in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections thirty-nine to forty-two, inclusive.  (d) No disbursing officer shall be held liable for any amount paid by him to any person where the recovery of such amount is waived under this section.  (e) At the time the department determines that an erroneous payment from the Unemployment Compensation Fund was made to an individual due to the individual's misrepresentation of a material fact or failure to disclose a material fact that the individual knew, or reasonably should have known, was material, the individual shall be assessed a penalty equal to 15 per cent of the amount of the erroneous payment. Except as provided in subsection (b), recovery of the penalty shall not be waived. Any appeal of the penalty under subsection (c) shall be limited to whether the amount on which the penalty was assessed is correct. All assessments paid under this subsection shall be deposited immediately in the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 69a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 69a - Charging Off Uncollectible Amounts

Section 69A. The commissioner, upon certification to the state advisory council, may charge off any delinquent contributions, payments in lieu of contributions, interest, or penalties at any time after six years from the date of delinquency, if the commissioner is satisfied that such amounts are uncollectible. The term ''uncollectible'', as used in this section, includes, but is not limited to, those situations where (1) the employing unit has ceased operations and (2) the owner, or if the employing unit is or was a corporation, the president, the secretary, and the treasurer, or officers exercising corresponding functions, are deceased or cannot be located.  Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph the commissioner may charge off annually any delinquent employer account where the amount owed is ten dollars or less.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 69b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 69b - Set-Off Against Refunds; Notice; Review

Section 69B. In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, the commissioner may request that the amount payable to the department by an individual resulting from an overpayment of unemployment benefits which has become final as specified in 430 CMR 6.12 be set off against any refund owed such individual by the department of revenue; provided, however, that such individual is notified of the intention to request a set off of the amount owed and the right to apply to the commissioner for a review of such intention. The application for review shall be filed within twenty days after mailing or delivery of said notice and shall set forth the grounds for such application. The grounds shall be limited to the identity of the individual and the amount to be set off. The commissioner shall review the application and, where applicable, reconsider the intention to request a set off. Thereafter, notice of the results of the commissioner's review of the application shall be mailed to the individual and this notice shall be final and not subject to appeal under any provision of this chapter; except that if a refund is set off for any amount owed the department, the individual may appeal such set off in accordance with the provisions of sections thirty-nine to forty-two, inclusive, and the commissioner shall refund to the individual any amount which has been set off erroneously. The grounds for appeal shall not include any issue that has been the subject of a prior appeal or which could have been the subject of a prior appeal if the individual or employer had filed a timely appeal.  In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, the commissioner may request that the amount payable to the department by an individual resulting from an overpayment of unemployment benefits which has become final as specified in 430 CMR 6.12 be set off against any federal tax refund payment owed such individual by the United States Department of Treasury, in accordance with the requirements of the treasury offset program pursuant to section 14Q.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 69c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 69c - Reduction of Back Pay Award Due to Receipt of Unemployment Benefits; Notice to Commissioner; Reimbursement of Unemployment Compensation Fund

Section 69C. (a) If a back pay award to an individual is reduced because of the receipt of unemployment benefits by the individual, the employer against whom the back pay award was made shall notify the commissioner of the back pay award in such manner as prescribed by the commissioner. The employer must notify the commissioner in writing not later than the twelfth day from which the employer learns about the reduction in the back pay award.  (b) An employer which has been assessed a back pay award which has been reduced because of the receipt of unemployment benefits by an individual shall reimburse the unemployment compensation fund for the amount of benefits paid from such fund equal to the amount of the reduction of the back pay award. The employer shall not be liable under this section to reimburse the fund more than the amount by which the commissioner determines the individual was overpaid unemployment benefits because of receipt of a back pay award.  (c) Any reimbursement of the fund by the employer pursuant to subsection (b) shall be credited against the overpayment resulting from the receipt of a back pay. An individual who has received a back pay award which has been reduced by the receipt of unemployment benefits shall not be liable with respect to an overpayment caused by receipt of said award that creates liability for the employer under subsection (b).  (d) Any reimbursement of the fund by the employer pursuant to subsection (b) shall be credited to the employer's account or the solvency account in accordance with section fourteen as if the reimbursement had been made by the individual who was overpaid unemployment benefits. If the employer has elected to make payments in lieu of contributions such credit shall be in accordance with the provisions of section fourteen A as if the reimbursement had been made by the individual who was overpaid unemployment benefits.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 69d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 69d - Final Decision

Section 69D. As used in this section, the term ''final'' shall mean that: (1) there is no pending hearing or appeal under section 39 to 42, inclusive, from a decision determining that an individual knowingly and willfully failed to furnish information; (2) no hearing or appeal from a decision on ineligibility for benefits is pending; (3) no request for waiver pursuant to subsection (c) of section 69 is pending; (4) no request for a redetermination pursuant to section 71 is pending; and (5) from a determination of overpayment, an opportunity for an interview and all appeal rights have been exhausted or not taken within the time allowed by law.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 70 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 70 - Extent of Application of Rulings

Section 70. The commissioner may prescribe to what extent any ruling or decision may be applied without retroactive effect.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 71b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 71b - Closing of Facility; Report; Certification; Notice; Hearing; Appeal

Section 71B. (a) Every employer who is closing a facility, as defined in section seventy-one A, shall thereupon promptly report to the commissioner, in such form and manner as the commissioner prescribes, such information as may be necessary to determine an employee's reemployment assistance benefits rights under section seventy-one A to seventy-one G, inclusive. The commissioner, after making such inquiries and investigations as deemed necessary, shall certify whether a plant closing has occurred or will occur. The commissioner shall certify that a plant closing has or will occur if the commissioner determines that at least ninety per cent of the employees of a facility have been or will be permanently separated within the six month period prior to the date of certification or within such other period as the commissioner shall prescribe; provided that, such period shall fall within six month period prior to the date of certification. The commissioner shall give notice of the determination regarding certification to the employer and if the employees are represented by a labor union to such union and to any other person or organization that the commissioner determines is an interested party.  (b) Any interested party notified of a determination under this section may request a hearing within ten days after mailing of the notice of the determination. If a hearing is requested, the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative shall afford all interested parties a reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, except that the commissioner may refer the case to the board of review of hearing and decision in accordance with subsection (d) of section forty-one. The conduct of such hearings before the commissioner or the board of review, as the case may be, shall be in accordance with the procedures prescribed by and pursuant to subsection (b) of section thirty-nine. Any interested party aggrieved by any decision on certification may appeal such decision. Such appeal shall be in accordance with the procedures prescribed in sections forty through forty-two inclusive.  (c) The commissioner shall report, from time to time, to the secretary of economic affairs and the industrial advisory board any determination or decision made pursuant to this section and may provide such information to any other interested individual or organization.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 71c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 71c - Partial Closing of Facility; Identification; Regulations; Eligibility for Reemployment Assistance Benefits

Section 71C. Subject to appropriation, the commissioner shall, in consultation with the Massachusetts industrial advisory board, identify and assess various categories of partial closings. Subsequently, the commissioner shall, by regulation, identify those partial closings that are deemed to fall within the intent of sections seventy-one A to seventy-one G, inclusive. Any proposed regulations to be issued pursuant to this section shall be filed with the clerk of the house and the clerk of the senate thirty days before publishing a notice of a public hearing, pursuant to section two of chapter thirty A. Subject to appropriation, employees whose employment is terminated in covered partial closings established by said regulations shall be eligible for the reemployment assistance benefits established by section seventy-one F and health insurance benefits established by section seventy-one G.
MA Gen L ch 151a § 71d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance|Section 71d - Reemployment Assistance Program

Section 71D. Subject to appropriation, the director of career services, in coordination with the secretary and with any other appropriate agency, shall establish a reemployment assistance program to provide counseling, placement, training, and any other services deemed necessary, to employees terminated in plant closings and partial closings which will lead to the reemployment of said employees. Such services shall be provided either at a plant closing site, at local offices of the department of career services or at a site provided by any other appropriate agency. Said reemployment assistance program shall be administered by the director of career services. Participation in said program when said program is available shall be a requirement for eligibility for reemployment assistance benefits established pursuant to section seventy-one F.