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This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that certain workers are employees rather than independent contractors in two specific contexts. First, in general employment situations, the bill creates a presumption that an individual is an employee, which can be challenged through existing workers' compensation and unemployment insurance program laws and rules. Second, in the trucking and messenger/courier industries, the bill presumes that an operator of a licensed vehicle is an employee, unless seven specific conditions are met that would classify the individual as an independent contractor. These conditions include ownership or leasing of equipment, responsibility for maintenance and operating costs, personal service provision, compensation based on work performed rather than hours worked, a written contract specifying independent contractor status, and substantial control over the means and manner of performing services. By establishing these presumptions, the bill aims to provide clearer guidelines for determining employment status and potentially offer more protections for workers who might otherwise be classified as independent contractors.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3202&ssn=0&y=2025