HB 1107 — Concerning removing the terms "master" and "servant" from Titles 50 and 50A.

What this bill does

Modifies the definition of "employment" as it applies to unemployment insurance and the state paid family and medical leave program by replacing a reference to the "relationship of master and servant" with "any employment relationship."

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 1, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 22, 2023
  49 yea · 0 nay

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