MA S1002

Bill

MA S1002

To enhance employment opportunities

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to enhance employment opportunities. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill, concerning labor and workforce development in Massachusetts, aims to enhance employment opportunities by updating regulations related to worker classification. Specifically, it amends Section 148B of Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws to align with federal tax codes, namely Section 3121 of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 530(d) of the Revenue Act of 1978, as detailed in IRS Publication 15-A. This means the Commonwealth will adopt rules and regulations that conform to these federal standards, which are crucial for determining whether a worker is considered an employee or an independent contractor for tax purposes, and will be based on the federal guidelines in effect as of January 1, 2014.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Michael Rodrigues (D)*, Aaron Vega (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4605 (on 09/12/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1002

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1002
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1002
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1002.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1762	Creating a living wage for employees and contracted employees of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Similar To
H4605	Labor and Workforce Development	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S107	To promote employment	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1329	Relative to reducing other post-employment benefit liabilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2314	Similar To
S1456	Eliminating telecommunications tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see S2290	Similar To
S1468	Building real incentives for college savings	Accompanied a new draft, see H4231	Similar To
S1687	Relative to former state employees and elected officials	Accompanied a study order, see S2386	Similar To
S85	For passage to independence	Accompanied a study order, see H4613	Similar To
S853	Improving medical decision making	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S959	Relative to economic stability for displaced service workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S979	Relative to seasonal employment	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Similar To

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