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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1579 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2141
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jay D. Livingstone and Tram T. Nguyen
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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 employee definition harmonization.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jay D. Livingstone8th Suffolk1/15/2025Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1579 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2141
By Representatives Livingstone of Boston and Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2141) of Jay D. Livingstone and Tram T. Nguyen relative to employment under
the unemployment insurance program. Labor and Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to employee definition harmonization.
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 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof
3the following subsection:-
4 (b) such service is performed outside the usual course of the business of the employer;
5and