A delivery facilitation contractor is an independent contractor of a delivery facilitation platform if:

(1) The delivery facilitation contractor and delivery facilitation platform agree in writing that the delivery facilitation contractor is an independent contractor of the delivery facilitation platform;

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(2) The delivery facilitation platform does not unilaterally prescribe specific hours during which the delivery facilitation contractor must be available to accept service requests submitted through the delivery facilitation platform’s digital network;

(3) The delivery facilitation platform does not prohibit the delivery facilitation contractor from engaging in outside employment or performing services through another delivery facilitation platform except while the delivery facilitation contractor is performing services through the delivery facilitation platform’s digital network; and

(4) The delivery facilitation platform may not terminate the contract of a delivery facilitation contractor for failure or refusal to accept service requests.

For services performed before July 1, 2022, a delivery facilitation contractor is considered an independent contractor of the delivery facilitation platform if the requirements of this section were satisfied at the time the services were performed.

Source: SL 2022, ch 188, § 1.