Maryland HB 453: Unemployment Insurance - Exemption From Covered Employment - Bulk Vending Item Assembly

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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HOUSE BILL 453
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By: Delegate Bromwell
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2019
Assigned to: Economic Matters

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Unemployment Insurance – Exemption From Covered Employment – Bulk 2
Vending Item Assembly 3

FOR the purpose of providing that work performed by individuals engaged in the light 4
assembly of bulk vending items for bulk vending machines is not covered 5
employment under the unemployment insurance law under certain circumstances; 6
and generally relating to exemptions from covered employment under the 7
unemployment insurance law. 8

BY adding to 9
Article – Labor and Employment 10
Section 8–206(j) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2016 Replacement Volume and 2018 Supplement) 13

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15

Article – Labor and Employment 16

8–206. 17

(J) WORK PERFORMED BY AN INDIVIDUAL ENGAGED IN THE LIGHT 18
ASSEMBLY OF BULK VENDING ITEMS FOR BULK VENDING MACHINES IS NOT 19
COVERED EMPLOYMENT IF THE SECRETARY IS SATISFIED THAT: 20

(1) THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMS THE WORK IN THE INDIVIDUAL’S 21
HOME; 22

(2) THE WORK IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS 23

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FURNISHED BY THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED; 1

(3) THE WORK IS PERFORMED ON BULK VENDING ITEMS FURNISHED 2
BY THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED; 3

(4) THE BULK VENDING ITEMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE PERSON 4
FOR WHOM THE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED OR THAT PERSON’S DESIGNEE; AND 5

(5) THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES LESS THAN $750 PER QUARTER FOR 6
THE LIGHT ASSEMBLING OF BULK VENDING ITEMS. 7

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 8
October 1, 2019. 9