To House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

Bill H.B. 535 This bill, the Workplace Fraud Prevention Act, would make it unlawful for a contractor to fail to properly designate an individual as an employee of the contractor, and whoever fails to properly designate an individual as an employee of the contractor would be required to pay to the…

Signed by Governor

Bill S.B. 242 This bill amends Montana workers’ compensation law to exclude from the definition of “employee”: A person who is performing temporary agricultural work for an employer if the person performing the work is otherwise exempt from the requirement to obtain workers’ compensation coverage under 39-71-401(2)(r) with respect to a…

Signed by Governor

Bill S.B. 290 This bill amends Montana Human Rights Laws (anti-discrimination statutes) to clarify that the term “employee” does not include an individual providing services for an employer if the individual has an independent contractor exemption certificate and is providing services under the terms of that certificate.
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