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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mary S. Keefe
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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:
Mary S. Keefe 15th Worcester 2/9/2021
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1652 OF 2019-2020.]
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 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:
1 SECTION 1. Section 148B of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014
2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following subsection:
3 (a½) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an individual who is an artist, freelance writer,
4 editor, proofreader or indexer in the publishing industry shall be considered to be an employee
5 under this chapter and chapter 151 unless the individual: (i) freely and voluntarily identifies,
6 markets or promotes oneself as a freelancer, as self-employed, as a sole proprietor or as an
7 independent business; (ii) controls and regularly negotiates the use of the individual’s intellectual
8 property; and (iii) meets the federal standards for being an independent contractor including, but
9 not limited to, standards developed by the United States Internal Revenue Service or Department
10 of Labor.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 149-148B