a. An employer shall not be liable for injuries or damages sustained by passengers and other persons resulting from the operation or use of a motor vehicle not owned, leased or contracted for by the employer, when his or her employee is in a ridesharing arrangement between his or her place of residence and place of employment or termini near such places.

b. An employer shall not be liable for injuries or damages sustained by passengers and other persons because he provides information, incentives, or otherwise encourages his or her employees to participate in ridesharing arrangements.

L.1981, c. 413, s. 4, eff. Jan. 7, 1982.