HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2786 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3313
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Shaunna O'Connell
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act allowing voluntary registration of independent contractors.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Shaunna O'Connell | 3rd Bristol |
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Matthew A. Beaton | 11th Worcester | 3/6/2013 |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth | 3/5/2013 |
Peter J. Durant | 6th Worcester | 3/6/2013 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/31/2013 |
Donald Humason |
| 2/1/2013 |
Leonard Mirra | 2nd Essex | 3/7/2013 |
Keiko M. Orrall | 12th Bristol | 2/1/2013 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 3/5/2013 |
David T. Vieira | 3rd Barnstable | 3/6/2013 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2786 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3313
By Mrs. O'Connell of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3313) of Shaunna O'Connell and others relative to allowing voluntary registration of independent contractors. Labor and Workforce Development. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act allowing voluntary registration of independent contractors.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 148B of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “performed”, in line 9, the following words:-- ; however, an individual shall not be considered to be an employee of the clients or customers served under contract if the individual has registered online with the department of revenue as pursuing a livelihood as an independent contractor at a trade, occupation, profession, or business and attested to all of the following: (i) the registration is entirely voluntary, meaning free from coercion by a client or customer or employer; (ii) the individual is enrolled as a payroll-tax paying entity with the department of revenue and other state agencies listed in the online registration as overseeing employment compliance; (iii) the individual is pursuing multiple client or customer relationships for the trade, occupation, profession or business; and (iv) the individual agrees to keep auditable records of client or customer relationships.