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- Held for consideration in labor
- Referred to labor
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BILL NUMBER:A10290
Title of bill
An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the definition of employee
Purpose
To change the definition of employee so that it does not include people who are on orientation or training
Summary of provisions
This bill amends Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 2 of the workers' compensation law to change the definition of employee to not include any person during orientation or training when such person is intending to become an independent contractor
Justification
Currently when a business contracts with an independent contractor it is common for the independent contractor to go through a short period of time for training and/or orientation. Recently, some businesses have been required to pay workers' compensation benefits because independent contractors were considered "employees" during the training and/or orientation period.
This bill would amend the law to clarify that independent contractors are not "employees" during the training and/or orientation period. Therefore, businesses would not be required to pay for workers' compen- sation on behalf of the independent contractors.
Legislative history
NEW BILL
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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