HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2904 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2001
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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 | 2/5/2021 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 2/25/2021 |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 3/11/2021 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 3/22/2021 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 3/24/2021 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 4/7/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2904 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2001
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2001) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to certain services provided by independent contractors. Labor and Workforce Development. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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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 General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (a) and inserting in place thereof 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.