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Independent Contractors: Massachusetts

Independent Contractors requirements for other states

Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.

Authors: Lisa Stephanian Burton and Peter J. Mee, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.

Summary

Massachusetts considers various factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under its unemployment insurance law, payment of wages law, workers' compensation law and tax code. This guide provides an in-depth review of Massachusetts employment law requirements with respect to independent contractors.