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0059 9195 31
0059 9195 31 (July 21, 2023) – The review examiner reasonably rejected as not credible the claimant’s testimony that he was available for full time work because the claimant was only accepting on call work from the instant employer and admitted he would not have accepted full-time work from any other employer. As the claimant was narrowly limiting his availability for work, he was not in unemployment within the meaning of G.L. c. 151A, §§ 29 and 1(r).
0051 4850 80
0051 4850 80 (Feb. 28, 2022) – Claimant occupational therapist who worked for seven different base period employers was not disqualified pursuant to G.L. c. 151A, §§ 29 and 1(r), under the Mattapoisett rule, because her on-call work for the instant employer was subsidiary to her work for several of her other base period employers.
BR-110825
BR-110825 (Aug. 6, 2010) – A claimant hired as a part-time, on-call employee, whose hours vary from 25 to 38 per week was ineligible for benefits under the Mattapoisett exclusion. He was not in unemployment under G.L. c. 151A, §§ 1(r)(1) and 29(a), as nothing in his employment relationship had changed and he continued to work under the same terms .
BR-107379-A
BR-107379-A (July 14, 2009) – Denied partial benefits to driver who, under the terms of his employment contract, could never work full-time hours. He was guaranteed a minimum 17.5 hours per week and was on-call up to a maximum of 30 hours per week.