Section 14L. (a) Each employer liable to pay a contribution under subsection (i) of section 14 shall also pay, in the same manner and at the same times as the commissioner prescribes for the contribution required by said section 14, a workforce training contribution of 0.056 per cent of so much of its wages as are subject to contributions pursuant to clause (4) of subsection (a) of said section 14. To the extent consistent with federal law, the commissioner shall adjust the rate of said contribution so that the total amount of said contributions in a year substantially equals $22,000,000, and shall adjust to the same extent the rate of the contribution required by section 14. The commissioner shall deposit the proceeds of said workforce training contributions in the Workforce Training Fund, established by section 2RR of chapter 29.
(b) Except where inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the terms and conditions of this chapter that apply to the payment of and the collection of contributions shall apply to the same extent to the payment of and the collection of the workforce training contribution required by this section; provided, however, that said contributions shall not be credited to the employer's account or the solvency account established pursuant to section 14, 14A or 14C.
(c) Annually, not later than September 1, the director of career services shall file a report with the joint committee on labor and workforce development and the house and senate committees on ways and means concerning the collection of the workforce training contributions pursuant to subsection (a) for the calendar year ending on the preceding December 31. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the amount collected in each quarter and the total amount collected for the calendar year; (ii) the total number of employers that contributed to the fund and the total number of employees employed by that group of employers; and (iii) the contribution rate, to the extent it differs from 0.056 per cent.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XXI - Labor and Industries
Chapter 151a - Unemployment Insurance
Section 2 - Service Deemed ''employment''; Exclusions
Section 3 - Service Within and Without Commonwealth Included in ''employment''
Section 4a - Service Included in Employment; American Employer; State
Section 6 - Service Not Included in ''employment''
Section 6a - Other Service Not Included in ''employment''
Section 8 - Employing Units Subject to Statute
Section 8a - Other Employing Units Subject to Statute
Section 8b - Domestic Service and Agricultural Labor; Employer
Section 8c - Crew Leaders; Definition; Employees of Crew Leaders
Section 9 - Individuals Employed by Unit in Several Places
Section 11 - Ceasing to Be Subject to Statute on Application
Section 12 - Determination Whether Employer Within Statute; Review; Double Costs; Reconsideration
Section 14a - Nonprofit Organizations and Governmental Employers
Section 14b - Liability for Payments; Credits; Adjustments
Section 14c - Contributions by Governmental Employers; Rated Governmental Employers
Section 14e - Economic Development Fund
Section 14f - Unemployment Trust Fund; Report Concerning Fund Average and Actual Balance
Section 14j.5 - Excise Paid on Employee Wages
Section 14k - Federal Loan Interest Fund
Section 14l - Work Force Training Contribution Paid by Employers
Section 14m - Benefits Paid to Employees of Indian Tribes
Section 14n - Assignment of Contribution Rates and Transfer of Accounts
Section 14o - Fraud Penalty Fund
Section 14p - Registration of Employers; Reporting of Employee Information
Section 15a - Collection of Payments; Levy Upon Depositary Accounts; Liability of Depositaries
Section 17 - Priority of Claims
Section 19 - Final Payment to Foreign Corporations or Non-Residents; Certificate
Section 20 - Compromise With Employers; Statement of Commissioner Filed
Section 21 - Deductions From Income Returnable for Taxation
Section 22 - Payment of Benefits in General
Section 23 - Payment of Benefits; Waiting Period
Section 24 - Eligibility for Benefits
Section 24a - Seasonal Employment
Section 25 - Disqualification for Benefits
Section 26 - Unemployment Benefits Received or Sought Under Laws of Another State or United States
Section 28 - Wages Not Included in Determination of Eligibility for Benefits
Section 29b - Child Support Obligations; Disclosure; Deductions
Section 29d - Worksharing Program; Application and Approval of Worksharing Plan; Benefits
Section 29e - Notification to Claimants; Tax Liability and Withholding
Section 29f - Uncollected Overissuance of Food Stamp Coupons; Disclosure; Deductions
Section 30a - Extended Benefits Program
Section 31 - Benefits in a Subsequent Benefit Year
Section 40 - Application for Review
Section 41 - Review by Board; Procedures; Findings of Fact; Decision; Judicial Review
Section 42 - Judicial Review; Procedures; Appeals; Rules
Section 42a - Commissioner Represented by Attorney General or Designated Attorney
Section 42b - Modification or Reversal of Decision; Recovery of Payments
Section 45 - Records and Reports of Employing Units; Verification
Section 47 - False Statements or Misrepresentations; Punishment; Evidence; Restitution
Section 47a - Utterance or Delivery of Insufficient Funds Check With Intent to Defraud; Punishment
Section 51 - Requisition From Trust Fund; Transfer to Commissioner
Section 53 - Unclaimed Balance in Benefit Account
Section 53a - Unemployment Trust Fund; Money Credited to Commonwealth's Account; Use; Records
Section 54 - Depositaries; Insurance Charge; Commingling Funds
Section 55 - Bond of Commissioner; Premiums Paid From Administrative Account
Section 57 - Requisitions From State Trust Fund; Investment Board; Deposits; Investments; Assistance
Section 58 - Employment Security Administration Account; Monies Received; Disposition
Section 58a - Contingent Fund; Establishment; Composition; Expenditures; Transfer
Section 59 - Liability on State Treasurer's Bond
Section 60 - Federal Moneys Allotted to Commonwealth Paid Into Accounts
Section 62 - State Advisory Council; Duties, Powers and Reports
Section 64a - List of Employers Qualified for Exemption Under Sec. 5i of Chapter 59; Confidentiality
Section 67 - Estimate of Liability of Employer Failing to Make Report or Return; Collection
Section 68 - Payment of Benefits Due a Deceased or Mentally Incapacitated Person
Section 69a - Charging Off Uncollectible Amounts
Section 69b - Set-Off Against Refunds; Notice; Review
Section 70 - Extent of Application of Rulings
Section 71 - Reconsideration of Determinations; Limitations; Notice; Appeals
Section 71a - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 71b to 71g
Section 71b - Closing of Facility; Report; Certification; Notice; Hearing; Appeal
Section 71d - Reemployment Assistance Program
Section 71e - Reemployment Assistance Fund; Health Insurance Benefits Fund
Section 71f - Eligibility for Reemployment Assistance Benefits
Section 71g - Eligibility for Health Insurance Benefits
Section 71h - Plant Closing Employers; Bills for Reemployment Assistance Benefits
Section 72 - Jurisdiction of Action to Enforce Statute; Entry Fee in Actions and Proceedings