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Frequently asked questions and answers (in English and Spanish) about Unemployment Insurance in Massachusetts. Read More
Table showing Federal Extended UI Benefits programs, numer of weeks, application deadlines, last payable weeks. NOTE: IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE U.S.CONGRESS WILL ACT AGAIN ON THIS ISSUE IN APRIL 20 Read More
DUA Memo re: changes in procedure to ensure that benefit payments are not interrupted pending redetermination of eligibility when new issues are created based on receipt of late protest from intereste Read More
We had noticed that SSI/ SSDI applicants/recipients were being terminated from Unemployment Insurance on the (legally erroneous) presumption that the individual was incapable of working without any Read More