MLRI: Unemployment Insurance
Basic Public Benefits Advocacy Trainings

- Product Number: 2220092P01
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Product Description
Product Description
Unemployment insurance (UI) is a critical safety net during periods of joblessness. This seminar provides you with the expertise you need to understand the UI system and to help your clients get the UI benefits to which they are legally entitled. Our expert panel guides you through the entire UI system from eligibility criteria to the appeals process. Unemployed workers often cannot afford to retain professional services in pursuing their claims, so if you are a non-legal services attorney, you can register to assist someone in need of help, and in doing so, qualify for reduced tuition. Training materials include the Unemployment Advocacy Guide: An Advocate’s Guide to Unemployment in Massachusetts. This training is co-sponsored by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Greater Boston Legal Services, the Volunteer Lawyers Project, and the Labor and Employment Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association.
A COLLABORATIVE SERIES
MCLE, the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), and other Massachusets legal services programs collaborate to provide annual basic public benefits advocacy training events for the many public and private sector lawyers and community advocates who assist Massachusetts residents to qualify for and receive public benefits. Detailed materials are distributed electronically for all trainings.
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Agenda
Agenda & Materials
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1:00 pm - 1:01 pm
Introductions & Overview
eLecture Add to CartElizabeth M. Whiteway, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
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1:01 pm - 1:30 pm
The Unemployment Insurance System
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1:30 pm - 1:59 pm
Unemployment Insurance: COVID-19 Claims, Benefits & Requirements
eLecture Add to CartHannah Morgan Yasuko Tanabe, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
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Jason Salgado, Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
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1:59 pm - 2:25 pm
Unemployment Insurance: Representing Your Client Before DUA - Sequence of a Claim
eLecture Add to CartSandra Tavarez, Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
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2:25 pm - 3:07 pm
Representing Your Client Before DUA - The Unemployment Insurance Hearing
eLecture Add to CartMelissa A. Pomfred, Esq., Pomfred Law Offices, PLLC , Franklin
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3:07 pm - 3:17 pm
Break
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3:17 pm - 3:55 pm
Unemployment Insurance: Representing Your Client Before DUA - Issues Concerning Separation From Work
eLecture Add to CartDeliberate misconduct and knowing violation of work rule, and voluntary quitting (and related issues)Michael J. Morelli, Community Legal Aid / Berkshire County , Pittsfield
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3:55 pm - 4:36 pm
Unemployment Insurance: Mock UI Hearing (And Audience Questions)
eLecture Add to CartAlana Clark, Esq., , Attleboro
Raquel Herrmann, Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
Emma G. Hornsby, Esq., Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
Melissa A. Pomfred, Esq., Pomfred Law Offices, PLLC , Franklin
Arlenne Serna, Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
Sandra Tavarez, Greater Boston Legal Services , Boston
Please Note
MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
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