Key Decisions - Remuneration

Find links to key Board of Review decisions that consider whether certain types of employer payments disqualify a worker from receiving unemployment benefits.

The Board of Review has selected these decisions because, in the Board’s opinion, they contain significant issues, create new precedent, or may help parties and their representatives better understand aspects of the Massachusetts unemployment law. Additional key decisions will be posted here on an on-going basis. For privacy reasons, identifying information has been removed.

What you need to know

RM 100.00 Generally  
RM 200.00 Plant Closing  
RM 300.00 Self-employment  
RM 400.00 Severance Pay  
RM 500.00 Vacation Pay  
RM 600.00 Retirement Pay  

Additional Resources

General Laws Chapter 151A: Unemployment insurance statute
430 CMR 4: Benefit series (PDF 225.2 KB)
430 CMR 5: Employer requirement series (PDF 78.53 KB)
430 CMR 6: Waiver regulations (PDF 32.36 KB)
430 CMR 9: Training benefits under MGL c. 151A, § 30(c) (PDF 52.23 KB)
430 CMR 10: Employer medical assistance contribution (PDF 65.07 KB)
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