By Chris Lisinski from State House News Service Amid a pandemic-prompted reassessment of the state's unemployment system, some lawmakers and labor advocates want to secure reforms that would make jobless aid more accessible to lower-wage workers or those with varying schedules. Supporters pressed a suite of bills before the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that would change eligibility requirements and benefit formulas. Several of the proposals, including one from committee Vice Chair Rep. Tram Nguyen and co-chair Sen. Patricia Jehlen (H 2033/S 1214), would calculate benefits over two calendar quarters rather than the current system based on one quarter with higher earnings.