Attorney General's Advisory on the Independent Contractor Law (2008)

Date: 02/25/2009

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> Massachusetts Independent Contractor/Misclassification Law The Official Website of the Attorney General of Massachusetts Mass.Gov Attorney General Martha Coakley AGO Site Home Mass.Gov State Agencies State Online Services Search Attorney General In Mass.Gov Search Email & Bookmark addthis_pub = 'massgov'; addthis_logo = 'http://www.mass.gov/massgov2/images/banner/massgov_header.jpg'; addthis_logo_background = 'EFEFF7'; addthis_logo_color = '00659C'; addthis_brand = 'Mass.Gov'; addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, facebook, google, live, more'; addthis_title = 'Email, bookmark & share' document.write('<img src="http://s9.addthis.com/button1-share.gif" alt="add this social bookmarking widget" border="0" height="16" width="125">')Social bookmark sites Related Links Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Multi-Lingual Information U.S. Department of Labor Spanish Resources Occupational Safety & Health Administration Spanish Resources Home > Workplace Rights > Massachusetts Independent Contractor/Misclassification LawThe need for proper classification of individuals in the workplace remains of paramount importance to the Commonwealth.  Misclassification deprives individuals of the many benefits, both public and private, that employees enjoy.  The Commonwealth is also harmed by misclassification in the form of lost revenue and increased costs.  Furthermore, misclassification undermines fair market competition and negatively impacts the business environment in the Commonwealth. After conducting a public comment period, the Attorney General's Office has released an Advisory on the Massachusetts Independent Contractor/Misclassification Law (M.G.L. c. 149, s. 148B).  The Advisory articulates the purposes of the law and provides guidance on the three prong test and other areas of the Law.  In addition, the Advisory includes Enforcement Guidelines describing the areas of concern and factors which may be used by the Attorney General's Office in making a determination about enforcement. To view the New Advisory:"An Advisory from the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division on M.G.L. c. 149, s. 148B," 2008/1 (PDF) "An Advisory from the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division on M.G.L. c. 149, s. 148B," 2008/1 (RTF) © 2009 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Site Policies Contact Us Site Map

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