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Substitute KY Bill Would Require Information-Sharing Agreements by State Agencies Regarding Misclassification

Kentucky S.B. 81 Status: House Committee Substitute Passed; Received in Senate, March 27, 2014 The House Committee Substitute version of this bill would replace the previously proposed Senate bill in its entirety and would require the following: Information-Sharing Agreements The new bill would require the Department of Revenue, Education and…

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24 Apr 2014

Illinois Bill Would Change Test for Determining Status of Newspaper Distributors

Illinois A.B. 4733 Status: Second Reading, March 27, 2014 This bill would clarify that Section 225 of the Unemployment Insurance Act, as amended by this bill, not the provisions of Section 212, control the determination of employment status for services performed by individuals in the delivery or distribution of shopping…

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24 Apr 2014

Tennessee Misclassification Task Force Terminated

Tennessee H.B. 1635/S.B. 1539 Status: Signed into Law, March 6, 2014 This bill terminates the employee misclassification advisory task force, the purpose of which was to study and make recommendations regarding issues relative to employee misclassification in the construction industry.

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28 Mar 2014

South Carolina Bill Would Exempt Independent Contractor Truckers from Unemployment Insurance Coverage

South Carolina H.B. 4950/S.B. 1099 Status: H: Referred to Committee, March 20, 2014; S: Referred to Committee, March 11, 2014 This bill would exemption from the definition of employment for unemployment benefit purposes an individual or entity who owns, or holds under a bona fide lease purchase or installment-purchase agreement,…

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28 Mar 2014

Minnesota Bill Would Extend Independent Contractor Registration Pilot Program for Construction Services until June 30, 2016

Minnesota S.F. 2065 Status: Senate: Passed, April 28, 2014; House: Substituted for H.F. 2198, April 30, 2014 Unlike its companion bill, H.F. 2198, which would have made permanent an independent contractor registration pilot project for individuals performing public or private sector commercial or residential building construction or improvement services, this…

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28 Mar 2014