{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-29-11","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17-29-11","heading":"Limitation on transportation network companies.","body":"(a) Drivers are independent contractors and not employees of the transportation network company if all of the following conditions are met:\n(1) 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 network;\n(2) The transportation network company imposes no restrictions on the transportation network company driver’s ability to utilize digital networks from other transportation network companies;\n(3) The transportation network company does not assign a transportation network company driver a particular territory in which to operate;\n(4) The transportation network company does not restrict a transportation network company driver from engaging in any other occupation or business; and\n(5) The transportation network company and transportation network company driver agree in writing that the driver is an independent contractor of the transportation network company.\n(b) A transportation network company operating under this article is not required to provide workers’ compensation coverage to a transportation network company driver that is classified as an independent contractor pursuant to this section.","path":["CHAPTER 17. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.","ARTICLE 29. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17-29-11/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:09Z","sha256":"4aad14387c960e9d6b3e165eccd2d3b25cf3239684c4c77a5ba1d851dc447e2e","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-29-10","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17-29-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}