Drivers shall be independent contractors and not employees of the transportation network company if all of the following conditions are met:(a) The transportation network company does not prescribe specific hours during which a transportation network company driver must be logged into the transportation network company's digital platform;(b) The transportation network company imposes no restrictions on the transportation network company driver's ability to utilize digital platforms from other transportation network companies;(c) The transportation network company does not assign a transportation network company driver a particular territory in which to operate;(d) The transportation network company does not restrict a transportation network company driver from engaging in any other occupation or business; and(e) The transportation network company and transportation network company driver agree in writing that the driver is an independent contractor of the transportation network company.Added by Laws, 2016, ch. 328, HB 1381, 11, eff. 7/1/2016.
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