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MI SB1001
Bill
Status
6/25/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mallory McMorrow
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AI Summary
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Modifies the definition of "employment" under Michigan's unemployment insurance law to add a new independent contractor classification effective June 1, 2020.
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Services are excluded from employment if the worker is free from control and direction of the hiring entity, the services are outside the usual course of the hiring entity's business, and the worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business.
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During emergencies declared by the governor for infectious diseases, services that would otherwise qualify as independent contractor work are reclassified as employment eligible for unemployment insurance.
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Makes grammatical and capitalization corrections throughout the statute, including changing "which" to "that" and standardizing references to federal agencies.
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Renumbers multiple subsections to accommodate the new independent contractor provision and related additions.
Legislative Description
Employment security: administration; services performed by an independent contractor; modify standard for determining and consider to be employment during certain emergencies. Amends sec. 42 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.42).
Employment security: administration
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Economic And Small Business Development
6/25/2020