Section 71H. (a) At the end of each calendar month, or at the end of any other period as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall bill each certified plant closing employer or covered partial closing employer an amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount of reemployment assistance benefits paid under section seventy-one F, provided that eligibility for such benefits is attributable to service in the employ of such employer.
(b) Payment of any bill rendered under paragraph (a) shall be made not later than thirty days after the commissioner mails such bill to the last known address of the employer, unless not later than thirty days after the commissioner mails the bill, the employer files an application for review by the commissioner. The application shall set forth the grounds for such application. The grounds shall be limited to the identities of the individual and the employer and the amount to be charged. The commissioner shall review the application. Thereafter, notice of the commissioner's determination shall be mailed to the employer. This determination shall be final and not subject to any appeal.
(c) All payments received pursuant to this section shall be credited to the General Fund.
(d) Past due payments of amounts owed under this section shall be subject to the same interest and penalties that apply to past due contributions pursuant to section fifteen.
(e) Default in payment of amounts owed under this section by an employer shall not in any manner adversely affect the rights of an employee otherwise eligible for reemployment assistance benefits.
(f) Except where inconsistent with sections seventy-one A to seventy-one H, inclusive, the provisions of this chapter, including the provisions of section forty-seven, which apply to the collection of contributions or payments in lieu of contributions, shall apply to the same extent to the collection of amounts owed under this section; provided, however, that said amounts shall not be credited to the employer's account or the solvency account established pursuant to section fourteen or fourteen A.
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