Per the state website: The public is invited to participate in this virtual hearing of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Study Commission. To register to testify, please provide your contact information via this form by Monday, July 19th, at 5:00pm. Once registered, you will receive further instructions on how to participate.

The Chairs will limit testimony to 3 minutes per speaker. If you plan to testify as a panel, please note the name(s) of your co-panelist(s) on the form when registering. All panelists listed will need to register individually via the sign-up form.

Written or pre-recorded testimony may be submitted to the Committee either through the sign-up form or via email to emily.reynolds@mahouse.gov. 

NOTE: The Commission is studying long term solvency of the unemployment insurance trust fund. This is different than the solvency fee that is a part of the unemployment contribution rate for employers. The commission may discuss the solvency fee as it relates to the long-term solvency of the UI trust fund. However, this is not a bill hearing on H3702 that established the COVID Employer Relief Account in May. Testimony should be focused on long-term solvency reforms.

This meeting will be available for viewing via livestream on www.malegislature.gov. 

Agenda

I. Introduction and approval of previous meeting minutes

II. Public testimony

III. Announcements

You may contact committee staff with any questions at emily.reynolds@mahouse.gov 

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If you would like to testify and want help telling your story please contact us.

The third meeting of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Study Commission will be a hearing with various experts who are invited to testify before the commission.

This meeting will be available for viewing via livestream on https://fb.me/e/1BdRIBCeD  and will be archived on the malegislature.gov website.

The second meeting of the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Study Commission will be looking at other states and their UI systems, with a focus on recent reforms. The commission will also discuss federal solvency requirements for state UI Trust funds.

Webcast: https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3755

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Topic Unemployment Insurance: A Labor Movement and Social Justice Issue

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Description Join Labor Center alum and nationally-recognized expert Michele Evermore, along with leading UMass economist and policy researcher Arindrajit Dube to examine how and why unemployment insurance is and should be a key issue for the labor movement. In addition to providing a foundation for understanding UI as a critical resource for union workers, this session will explore with participants how targeted policy changes in state UI systems, along with potential federalization of UI, can be a significant source of worker power.

Presenter Information:

Michele Evermore, UMass Amherst Labor Center 2016. (Note: Michele’s comments in this session will reflect her own and will not in any way represent any position(s) of the Biden-Harris administration.)

About Arindrajit Dube, UMass Amherst Department of Economics

Time

Apr 12, 2021 05:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)