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Business groups urge UI reform and relief as Massachusetts employers face billions in repayment
Summary
Retail and small‑business associations warned lawmakers that unpaid federal and state UI debts will push employer tax rates higher and urged use of rainy‑day funds and reforms to the UI system.
Bill Rennie of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts and Christopher Carlozzi of the National Federation of Independent Business told the committee that Massachusetts employers face a growing unemployment insurance (UI) burden tied to pandemic-era claims and an accounting error.
Rennie noted that businesses are already repaying hundreds of millions: "Our members and employers across the Commonwealth are currently paying back, you know,…
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