KRS 336.137: Marketplace contractor not an employee of a marketplace platform --

Conditions -- Exclusion from application of section.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Marketplace contractor" means a person or entity that enters into an

agreement with a mar ketplace platform to use its digital network or mobile

application to receive connections to third-party individuals or entities seeking

services; and

(b) "Marketplace platform" means a person or entity that:

1. Offers a digital network or mobile application that connects marketplace

contractors to third -party individuals or entities seeking the type of

services offered by a marketplace contractor;

2. Accepts service requests from the public exclusively through its digital

network or mobile application and does not accept service requests by

telephone, facsimile, or in person at a physical retail location; and

3. Does not perform the services offered by the marketplace contractor at

or from a physical business location that is operated by the platform in

the state.

(2) A marketplace contractor shall not be deemed to be an employee of a marketplace

platform for any purpose under state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances,

including but not limited to KRS Chapters 336, 341, and 342, so long as:

(a) The marketplace platform and the marketplace contractor agree in writing that

the marketplace contractor is an independent contractor with respect to the

marketplace platform;

(b) The marketplace platform does not unilaterally prescribe specific hours during

which the marketplace contractor must be available to accept service requests

from third -party individuals or entities submitted solely through the online -

enabled application, software, Web site, or system of the marketplace

platform;

(c) The marketplace pla tform does not prohibit the marketplace contractor from

using any online-enabled application, software, Web site, or system offered by

another marketplace platform;

(d) The marketplace platform does not restrict the marketplace contractor from

engaging in another occupation or business;

(e) The marketplace contractor bears all or substantially all of the expenses

incurred by the marketplace contractor in performing the services; and

(f) The marketplace platfor m does not supply instrumentalities or tools for the

person doing the work;

(3) For services performed by a marketplace contractor prior to July 14, 2018, the

marketplace contractor shall be treated as an independent contractor of the

marketplace platform and not an employee of the marketplace platform if the

requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section were met at the time at which

the services were performed.

(4) This section shall not apply to:

(a) Service performed in the employment of a state or any political subdivision of

a state, or in the employ of an Indian tribe, or any instrumentality of a state,

any political subdivision of a state, or any Indian tribe that is wholly owned by

one (1) or more states or political subdivisions of Indian tribes, provided such

service is excluded from employment as defined in 26 U.S.C. secs. 3301 to

3311;

(b) Service performed in the employment of a religious, charitable, educational,

or other organization that is excluded from employment as defined in 26

U.S.C. secs. 3301 to 3311, solely by reason of 26 U.S.C. sec. 3306(c)(8); or

(c) Services consisting of transporting freight, sealed envelopes, boxes or parcels,

or other sealed containers for compensation.