Bill Text: NC S659 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: WC/Taxi Driver/Independent Contractor

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-07 - Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A [S659 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2011-S659-Amended.html

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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SENATE BILL 659

 

 

Short Title:        WC/Taxi Driver/Independent Contractor.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Clodfelter.
Referred to:	Judiciary I.

April 20, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to exempt taxicab drivers who are independent contractors from coverage under the workers' compensation act.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article 1 of Chapter 96 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 97‑5.1.  Presumption that taxicab drivers  are independent contractors.

(a)        It shall be a conclusive presumption under this Chapter that any person who operates, and who has an ownership or leasehold interest in, a passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab is an independent contractor for the purposes of  this Chapter and not an employee as defined in G.S. 97‑2.

(b)        The following definitions apply in this section:

(1)        Lease. –  A contract under which the lessor provides a vehicle to a lessee for consideration.

(2)        Leasehold. –  Includes, but is not limited to, a lease for a shift or a longer period.

(3)        Passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab. – Any vehicle that:

a.         Has a passenger seating capacity that does not exceed seven persons; and

b.         Is transporting persons, property, or both on a route that begins or ends in this State and either:

1.         Carries passengers for hire when the destination and route traveled may be controlled by a passenger and the fare is calculated on the basis of any combination of an initial fee, distance traveled, or waiting time; or

2.         Is in use under a contract to provide specific service to a third party to transport designated passengers or to provide errand services to locations selected by the third party."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to persons affected on or after that date.