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Unemployment Insurance Policy & Performance memos

Official Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) policy memos issued after January 1, 2017 can be accessed using the links below.
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2025 UI PP Memos

Open PDF file, 216.81 KB,  2025.1 Form 1099-G Policy Memo (English, PDF 216.81 KB)

2024 Memos

Open PDF file, 171.5 KB,  2024.01 Form 1099-G policy memo (English, PDF 171.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 187.88 KB,  2024.01 New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate Effective 10-6-24 (English, PDF 187.88 KB)
Open PDF file, 198.2 KB,  2024.02 School Coaches and Seasonal Employment policy memo (English, PDF 198.2 KB)
Open PDF file, 146.28 KB,  2024.03 New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate (English, PDF 146.28 KB)
Open PDF file, 172.6 KB,  2024.04 DUA-Dealing with Threats from Claimants and or Employers (English, PDF 172.6 KB)
Open PDF file, 138.92 KB,  2024.05 DUA-Suicide or Self-harm Threat Guidelines (English, PDF 138.92 KB)

2023 memos

Open PDF file, 169.48 KB,  2023.01 Form 1099-G policy memo (English, PDF 169.48 KB)
Open PDF file, 196.02 KB,  2023.02 - Rescission of 2020.04 - End indefinite denials (English, PDF 196.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 192.98 KB,  2023.04 New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate Memorandum (English, PDF 192.98 KB)
Open PDF file, 129.04 KB,  2023.06 New Minimum Base Period Wage Requirement (English, PDF 129.04 KB)
Open PDF file, 153.86 KB,  UIPP 2023.03 Maximum Allowable Benefit Weeks (English, PDF 153.86 KB)

2022 Memos

Open PDF file, 174.74 KB,  2022.1 1099G Form Memo (English, PDF 174.74 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.4 MB,  2021.2 1099G Staff Q&A Memo (English, PDF 1.4 MB)
Open PDF file, 190.35 KB,  2022.03 New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate (English, PDF 190.35 KB)
Open PDF file, 151.55 KB,  2022.04 New Minimum Base Period Wage requirement (English, PDF 151.55 KB)

2021 Memos

Open PDF file, 175.43 KB,  2021.01 Form 1099-G memo (English, PDF 175.43 KB)
Open PDF file, 192.09 KB,  2021.02 application of COVID-19 flexibilities (English, PDF 192.09 KB)
Open PDF file, 213.73 KB,  2021.02 Attachment- Highlights of COVID-19 policy flexibilities (English, PDF 213.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 315.92 KB,  2021.03 COVID-19- Summary of Policies, Procedures and Flexibilites (English, PDF 315.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 166.37 KB,  2021.04 Work Search requirements memo 05.20.21 (English, PDF 166.37 KB)
Open PDF file, 176.02 KB,  2021.05 - Change in maximum duration of benefits (English, PDF 176.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 160.11 KB,  2021.06 - Update of Caregivers Policy (English, PDF 160.11 KB)
Open PDF file, 193.64 KB,  2021.07 - Update of Suitable Work, Total or Partial Unemployment, COVID-19 policy (English, PDF 193.64 KB)
Open PDF file, 184.6 KB,  2021.08 - Update of Retroactive application of COVID-19 flexibilities policy (English, PDF 184.6 KB)
Open PDF file, 166.35 KB,  2021.09 New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate (English, PDF 166.35 KB)
Open PDF file, 177.92 KB,  2021.10 - Adjudication of Separation Issues due to Vaccination Requirement (English, PDF 177.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 136.99 KB,  2021.11 New Minimum Base Period Wage requirement (English, PDF 136.99 KB)
Open PDF file, 185.05 KB,  2021.12 Redeterminations under ยง Sec 71 12.15.21 (English, PDF 185.05 KB)

2020 Memos

Open PDF file, 325.89 KB,  .05 2020- COVID-19 (English, PDF 325.89 KB)
Open PDF file, 118.55 KB,  01. 2020 1099G Memo with attachment (English, PDF 118.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 169.49 KB,  02. 2020 Obtaining Documentation memo (English, PDF 169.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 232.72 KB,  03. 2020 Training Opportunities Program changes (English, PDF 232.72 KB)
Open PDF file, 288.58 KB,  04. 2020 End Indefinite Denial Procedures Hearings and Adjudication level rev (English, PDF 288.58 KB)
Open PDF file, 51.94 KB,  430 CMR 23.00 COVID-19 Emergency Regs final 8-4-2020 (English, PDF 51.94 KB)
Open PDF file, 212.89 KB,  1099G-1-17-20 memo (English, PDF 212.89 KB)
Open PDF file, 161.37 KB,  2020.06 Emergency regs - COVID-19-3-20 (English, PDF 161.37 KB)
Open PDF file, 163.19 KB,  2020.07 Emergency regulations-edited-4-20 (English, PDF 163.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 129.73 KB,  2020.08 DUA-Suicide or self-harm threat guidelines-4-20 (English, PDF 129.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 162.01 KB,  2020.09 DUA-Dealing with Threats from Claimants and or Employers-6-20 (English, PDF 162.01 KB)
Open PDF file, 212.93 KB,  2020.10 Emergency regulations-8-20 (English, PDF 212.93 KB)
Open PDF file, 165.75 KB,  2020.11 New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate Memo-10-20 (English, PDF 165.75 KB)
Open PDF file, 171.71 KB,  2020.12 Childcare policy-10-20 (English, PDF 171.71 KB)
Open PDF file, 230.66 KB,  2020.13 Emergency Regulations-11-20 (English, PDF 230.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 215.03 KB,  2020.14 Suitable work-total-partial unemployment-COVID-19 flexibilities 11-20 (English, PDF 215.03 KB)
Open PDF file, 185.71 KB,  2020.15 Waive Work Search- COVID-19 flexibilities 11-20 (English, PDF 185.71 KB)
Open PDF file, 153.3 KB,  2020.16 New Minimum Base Period Wage requirement-12-20 (English, PDF 153.3 KB)
Open PDF file, 325.89 KB,  UIPL- UC for those affected by the Coronavirus (English, PDF 325.89 KB)

2019 Memos

Open PDF file, 662.83 KB,  02 - End Indefinite Denial Procedures (English, PDF 662.83 KB)
Open PDF file, 77.24 KB,  03 Attachment - UIPL 31-13, Change 1 (English, PDF 77.24 KB)
Open PDF file, 280.33 KB,  1099-G for 2018 Memo 01-30-19 (English, PDF 280.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 113.04 KB,  Attachment - Minimum Wage chart (English, PDF 113.04 KB)
Open PDF file, 682.77 KB,  Federal Furlough Memo 3-13-19 (English, PDF 682.77 KB)
Open PDF file, 203.99 KB,  Memo-Maximum Allowable Benefit Weeks for New/Initial Unemployment Claims 3-27-19 (English, PDF 203.99 KB)
Open PDF file, 212.35 KB,  New Maximum Weekly Benefit Rate Memo-10-06-19 (English, PDF 212.35 KB)
Open PDF file, 202.91 KB,  New Minimum Base Period Wage requirement-12-19-19 (English, PDF 202.91 KB)
Open PDF file, 228.98 KB,  Work search requirements Memo 8-29-19 (English, PDF 228.98 KB)

2018 Memos

Open PDF file, 257.33 KB,  2017 - 1099G Memo (English, PDF 257.33 KB)
Open PDF file, 44.08 KB,  2017 - 1099G Q&A (English, PDF 44.08 KB)

2017 Memos

Open PDF file, 43.07 KB,  2017 Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount (English, PDF 43.07 KB)
Open PDF file, 362.27 KB,  2017 School Employees 28A Memo (English, PDF 362.27 KB)
Open PDF file, 198.51 KB,  2018 Minimum Base Period Wage Requirement for Claims (English, PDF 198.51 KB)
Open PDF file, 256.58 KB,  2016 - 1099G Memo (English, PDF 256.58 KB)

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