MN 100.00 Generally

Click on the case numbers below to access appeals deciding whether a claimant has earned sufficient qualifying wages during the base period, in general.

334-FHKF-8D24

334-FHKF-8D24 (Oct. 30, 2025) –Pursuant to G.L. c. 151A, § 31, the claimant was not monetarily eligible for benefits under her 2025-01 claim, because she did not work or earn any wages for services performed for an employer in the benefit year of her 2024-01 claim.

0076 6596 84

0076 6596 84 (Sept. 19, 2022) – Relocation expenses paid to the claimant are a form of bonus and constitute wages for the purpose of calculating the claimant’s monetary eligibility for benefits.  They are attributed to the quarter in which they were paid to the claimant, not the quarter in which the employer reported them to the DUA.

0031 6124 70

0031 6124 70 (Nov. 8, 2019) – The claimant was receiving an extension of weekly benefits under G.L. c. 151A, § 30(c), and then had benefit year income which made him eligible for a new claim.   He was required to file a new claim, even though this made his weekly benefit rate lower.