TR 300.00 Application Deadline

Click on the case numbers below to access decisions where eligibility for training benefits under G.L. c. 151A, § 30(c), depends upon whether the claimant met the application deadline.

0022 2673 94

0022 2673 94 (Jan. 31, 2018) - The 20-week Section 30 application period did not begin until DUA approved the claimant's regular unemployment claim and began paying benefits.

BR-107628

BR-107628 (Feb. 13, 2009) - Claimant applied for § 30(c) training within the 15-week deadline*, but could not enroll immediately because DUA's Career Center was out of training funds.  When funding became available, he was told to re-apply.  Claimant's first application is sufficient to meet the statutory deadlines. [*Note: Effective August 10, 2016, the Legislature extended the application deadline to 20 weeks.]