Bill to Define 'Employee' Sidelined to Study Committee

Legislation defining the meaning of “employee” was sent March 9 to an interim study committee, a move one of the sponsors of HB 1512 said Friday spells certain death for the measure. “It’s a polite way to kill it,” said Rep. Keith Murphy, R-Bedford. “There’s no real way to study it.” The legislative session runs through the end of June, but legislators usually call it quits by the end of May, said Murphy, who believes he might have better luck next year. “It’s a good idea,” he said. “I think it’s a matter of t...