MA H1339

Application-based delivery workers (e.g., DoorDash, Instacart couriers) would be presumed employees under Massachusetts law, entitled to minimum wage of 150% of basic minimum wage during "assigned time" or basic minimum wage for all "working time," plus overtime protections after 40 hours per week

Delivery network companies (DNCs) must provide $1,000,000 per occurrence/$3,000,000 aggregate liability insurance coverage for workers, mileage reimbursement at the IRS standard rate (or 150% during assigned time), and detailed pay statements showing hours, wages, and deductions

Creates a new Division within the Department of Public Utilities to regulate DNCs, including permit requirements, rate oversight, quarterly data reporting on workers/trips/miles by municipality, and authority to investigate complaints from workers and consumers

Establishes collective bargaining rights for delivery workers under Chapter 150A, allowing statewide or industrywide bargaining units, with a 10-cent per delivery surcharge to fund the Department of Labor Relations

Requires background checks through the Division, worker certification programs, vehicle decals/inspections, anti-retaliation protections with treble damages, deactivation appeals process, and a greenhouse gas emissions reduction program for delivery vehicles—effective January 1, 2026