# Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 8B: Domestic service and agricultural labor; employer

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## Section

- **Citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 8B
- **Heading:** Domestic service and agricultural labor; employer
- **Jurisdiction:** Massachusetts
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 8B

## Text

Section 8B. (a) The remuneration earned or the employment of an individual performing domestic service after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven shall not be taken into account in determining whether or not an employing unit is an employer under this chapter where: (1) the employing unit is one for which other than domestic service is performed and; (2) such other service is service defined as employment in subsections (a), (b) and (d) of section four A and; (3) the employing unit is not an employer solely by reason of service defined as employment in subsection (c) of section four A. (b) The remuneration earned or the employment of an individual performing service in agricultural labor after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven shall not be taken into account in determining whether or not an employing unit is an employer under this chapter where: (1) the employing unit is one for which service other than service in agricultural labor is performed and; (2) such other service is service defined as employment in subsections (c) and (d) of section four A and; (3) the employing unit is not an employer solely by reason of service defined as employment in subsection (b) of section four A. If an employing unit is determined an employer of agricultural labor, such an employing unit shall be determined an employer for the purposes of subsection (i) of section one and of section eight.

Section 8B. (a) The remuneration earned or the employment of an individual performing domestic service after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven shall not be taken into account in determining whether or not an employing unit is an employer under this chapter where:

(1) the employing unit is one for which other than domestic service is performed and;

(2) such other service is service defined as employment in subsections (a), (b) and (d) of section four A and;

(3) the employing unit is not an employer solely by reason of service defined as employment in subsection (c) of section four A.

(b) The remuneration earned or the employment of an individual performing service in agricultural labor after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven shall not be taken into account in determining whether or not an employing unit is an employer under this chapter where:

(1) the employing unit is one for which service other than service in agricultural labor is performed and;

(2) such other service is service defined as employment in subsections (c) and (d) of section four A and;

(3) the employing unit is not an employer solely by reason of service defined as employment in subsection (b) of section four A.

If an employing unit is determined an employer of agricultural labor, such an employing unit shall be determined an employer for the purposes of subsection (i) of section one and of section eight.

## Nearby sections

- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S1.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 2 Service deemed ''employment''; exclusions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S2.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 3 Service within and without commonwealth included in ''employment''](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S3.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 4A Service included in employment; American employer; state](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S4A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 5 Services under arrangements with agencies of other states and federal government included in ''employment''](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S5.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 6 Service not included in ''employment''](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S6.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 6A Other service not included in ''employment''](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S6A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 8 Employing units subject to statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S8.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 8A Other employing units subject to statute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S8A.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 8B Domestic service and agricultural labor; employer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S8B.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 8C Crew leaders; definition; employees of crew leaders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S8C.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 9 Individuals employed by unit in several places](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S9.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 11 Ceasing to be subject to statute on application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S11.md)
- [Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 12 Determination whether employer within statute; review; double costs; reconsideration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MA_PI_TXXI_C151A_S12.md)

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