SENATE DOCKET, NO. 113 FILED ON: 1/11/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1030
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael O. Moore
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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: |
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Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester |
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Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 113 FILED ON: 1/11/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1030
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1030) of Michael O. Moore and Paul R. Heroux for legislation relative to the creative economy. Labor and Workforce Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2451 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."