MA H1652

Bill

Relative to the creative economy

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
10/15/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to persons performing job-related services. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend Section 148B of Chapter 149 of the General Laws to clarify the employment status of certain individuals working in the creative economy, such as artists, freelance writers, editors, proofreaders, and indexers in the publishing industry. The bill proposes that these individuals shall be considered employees under Massachusetts law unless they freely and voluntarily identify as freelancers, control and negotiate the use of their intellectual property, and meet the federal standards for being considered independent contractors, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service or Department of Labor.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (13)

John Barrett (D), Julian Cyr (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carlos González (D), Stephen Hay (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Denise Provost (D), Jon Santiago (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 10/15/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1652

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1652
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1652.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2706	Promoting community on-the-job training for youths	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2889	Relative to green jobs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
S1099	Relative to the creative economy	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1641	Relative to growing the creative economy	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1673	Establishing the Massachusetts rural jobs act	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2336	Relative to state employment postings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S376	Relative to the Nursing Home Quality Jobs Initiative	Accompanied a study order, see S2900	Similar To
S96	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To

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