HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2854        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1725

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 relative to independent contractors.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/16/2015

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

1/29/2015

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/16/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

9/27/2019

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

9/27/2019

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

9/27/2019

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

9/27/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

9/27/2019

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

9/27/2019

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

9/27/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

9/27/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

9/27/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

9/27/2019

Leah Cole

12th Essex

9/27/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

9/27/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

9/27/2019

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

9/27/2019

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

9/27/2019

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

9/27/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2854        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1725

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1725) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to independent contractors.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to 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 1. Section 148B of chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as amended by section 26 of chapter 193 of the acts of 2004, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (a) and inserting in place the following new paragraph: -

(a) For the purpose of this chapter and chapter 151, an individual performing any service, except as authorized under this chapter, shall be considered to be an employee under those chapters unless:- (1) the individual is free from control and direction in connection with the performance of the service, both under his contract for the performance of service and in fact; and (2) the service is performed outside the usual course of the business of the employer; or, (3) the individual is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business of the same nature as that involved in the service performed.