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Tex. Occ. Code § 2402.114

DRIVERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 231 (H.B. 100), Sec. 1, eff

A driver who is authorized to log in to a transportation network company's digital network is considered an independent contractor for all purposes, and not an employee of the company in any manner, if:

(1) the company does not:

(A) prescribe the specific hours during which the driver is required to be logged in to the company's digital network;

(B) impose restrictions on the driver's ability to use other transportation network companies' digital networks;

(C) limit the territory within which the driver may provide digitally prearranged rides; or

(D) restrict the driver from engaging in another occupation or business; and

(2) the company and the driver agree in writing that the driver is an independent contractor.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.