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Introduced
01/22/2019
01/22/2019
In Committee
10/15/2019
10/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
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
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1652 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1652.pdf |
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