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In Massachusetts, the rules about who can be classified as an independent contractor are part of the Wage Act. Any violation of the Wage Act, including an improper classification, will result in triple damages and payment of the plaintiff's attorneys' fees.

149, § 148 (Section 148) mandates that when an employee is involuntarily terminated, the employer must provide the employee's final wages and the balance of any unused vacation time on the day the employee is terminated. Further, under Mass. G. L.

Independent Contractor law, which requires that workers perform a service "outside the usual course of the business of the employer" to be classified as independent contractors." Therefore, workers who deliver papers may remain independent contractors.

Construction Defect Law and the 'Right to Cure' Statute of LimitationsRight to CureMassachusetts6 years for contracts3 years for tortsNoMichigan6 years for contracts3 years for torts1 year for injury resulting from gross negligenceNoMinnesota2 years from discovery of injury for contracts or tortsNo48 more rows

Under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 149, § 148B, every individual performing ?any services? is classified as an ?employee? unless each of the following is true:the individual is free from control and direction in connection with the performance of the service, both under his contract for the performance of service ...

Deadline to Pay Workers who quit their jobs must be paid in full on the next regular payday or by the first Saturday after they quit (if there is no regular payday). Workers who are fired or laid off must be paid in full on their last day of work.