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SUMMARY:Free Virtual Unemployment Insurance Benefits Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Unemployment Insurance (UI) \nUnemployment insurance (UI) is a critical safety net during periods of joblessness. This vital program allows workers and their families to meet their basic living expenses when they’re out of work\, while stabilizing the economy during recessions. \nThis workshop provides you with the expertise you need to understand the UI system and secure the UI benefits to which you and members of your union are legally entitled. It will guide you through the UI system from eligibility criteria to the appeals process. It will also discuss challenges with DUA’s new online system\, how union members should address new questions in the online benefit portal to remain exempt from the work search requirement\, and how part-time work during a benefit claim may affect eligibility. \nJASON SALGADO is a Staff Attorney in the Workers’ Rights Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services\, where he represents workers and advocates for legislative change in unemployment insurance\, paid family medical leave\, wage and hour\, and misclassification matters. Jason previously worked in the Workers’ Rights Unit as an AmeriCorps paralegal\, law student intern\, and volunteer. Jason graduated from Harvard Law School in 2021 and received his bachelor’s degree from Boston College.
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SUMMARY:Free Virtual Paid Family and Medical Leave Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) \nAs of 2021\, Massachusetts has fully implemented its Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program\, providing workers wage replacement benefits when they have to remain out of work because of their own serious health condition\, to care for a family member\, or to bond with a newborn or newly-adopted child. By enabling workers to afford to take time away from work under these circumstances\, these critical benefits improve health outcomes for workers and the public as a whole\, while also improving early childhood development outcomes for children. \nThis workshop will provide an overview of the benefits and protections available to workers under the PFML law\, tips regarding the application and appeals process\, and a discussion of unresolved barriers to accessing these benefits to look out for as you seek to access these benefits for yourself\, your family\, or other members of your union. \nSTEPHANIE HERRON RICE is an attorney and Racial Justice Fellow at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) in the Workers’ Rights Unit. Her practice focuses on Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) and unemployment insurance (UI) individual representation and systemic advocacy. Stephanie serves on the UI Bond Bill Advisory Council\, providing input to the Employment Modernization and Transformation Project overhauling the UI online system. Prior to joining GBLS\, Stephanie worked in the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and South Coastal Counties’ Justice Center in Brockton as a housing and benefits attorney. She received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law.
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