AA 600.00 Illness weeks

Click on the case numbers below to access eligibility decisions concerning whether a claimant qualifies for up to three weeks of benefits due to illness or injury under G.L. c. 151A, § 24(c).

0080 3802 54 

0080 3802 54 (Jan. 16, 2024) – Following eye surgery on May 11, 2023, a week before his layoff, the claimant was physically unable to work at all until his doctor cleared him to work part-time as of June 17^th and full-time as of July 1^st.  Because he had not been available for work since his separation from employment, he was not eligible for illness week benefits under G.L. c. 151A, § 24(c).  However, once able to work part-time, he met the part-time availability requirements under 430 CMR 4.45(3), and he became eligible for benefits pursuant to G.L. c. 151A, § 24(b).