HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176        FILED ON: 1/9/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1043

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Chris Walsh

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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 the creative economy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/9/2017

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

 

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 176        FILED ON: 1/9/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1043

By Mr. Walsh of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1043) of Chris Walsh and others relative to persons performing job-related services.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1776 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to the creative economy.

 

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 General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following subsection:

(a½) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an individual who is an artist, freelance writer, editor, proofreader or indexer in the publishing industry shall be considered to be an employee under this chapter and chapter 151 unless the individual: (i) freely and voluntarily identifies, markets or promotes oneself as a freelancer, as self-employed, as a sole proprietor or as an independent business; (ii) controls and regularly negotiates the use of the individual’s intellectual property; and (iii) meets the federal standards for being an independent contractor including, but not limited to, standards developed by the United States Internal Revenue Service or Department of Labor.