23-1605. Motor carriers; employment status; safety improvement; definitions A. The deployment, implementation or use of safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its related entity, including by contract, may not be considered when evaluating a person's status as an employee, independent contractor or jointly employed employee under any state law. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. ' Motor carrier' has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-5201. 2. ' Safety improvement' means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program or operational practice intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate any of the following: (a) Compliance with traffic safety or motor carrier safety laws. (b) Safety of a motor vehicle. (c) Safety of the operation of a motor vehicle. (d) Safety of third-party users of a public highway as defined in section 28-5201.
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