Establishes criteria for determining whether labor or services performed for remuneration qualify as employment.

New York A00866 amends the labor law and workers' compensation law to establish criteria for determining employee status. It presumes individuals providing labor or services for remuneration are employees unless the hiring entity proves otherwise. The bill outlines specific conditions for independent contractor status, including freedom from control, work outside the hiring entity's usual business, and independent trade or business. It also addresses specific professions, such as professional models and musicians, and excludes certain industries from the presumption of employment.

Establishes criteria for determining whether labor or services performed for remuneration qualify as employment.

New York A00866 amends the labor law and workers' compensation law to establish criteria for determining employee status. It presumes individuals providing labor or services for remuneration are employees unless the hiring entity proves otherwise. The bill outlines specific conditions for independent contractor status, including freedom from control, work outside the hiring entity's usual business, and independent trade or business. It also addresses specific professions, such as professional models and musicians, and excludes certain industries from the presumption of employment.