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2018 Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 8 - Transportation Network Companies
§ 77-8-21. Drivers as independent contractors.

Universal Citation:
MS Code § 77-8-21 (2018)
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  • 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.

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