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House rejects bill to exempt product demonstrators from unemployment coverage
Summary
After lengthy floor debate covering fairness, precedent and payroll impacts, the House voted down substitute Senate Bill 89, which would have exempted in-store product demonstrators from unemployment compensation; the measure failed 29–42.
The Utah House on Feb. 27 considered substitute Senate Bill 89, which would have exempted product demonstrators (in-store sampling staff) from unemployment compensation on the argument that the Internal Revenue Service treats many of them as independent contractors.
Sponsor Representative Glenn Brown argued the exemption addressed a small business…
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