WEST virginia Legislature
2016 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4530
By Delegate McCuskey
[Introduced February 12,
2016; Referred
to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24A-2-7, relating to exempting taxicab companies whose drivers are independent contractors, from providing workers' compensation coverage for the drivers.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §24A-2-7, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. COMMON CARRIERS BY MOTOR VEHICLES.
§24A-2-7. Workers' compensation coverage.
A taxicab company operating under this chapter is not required to provide workers' compensation coverage to a driver who provides taxicab service pursuant to a written or electronic agreement that identifies the taxicab driver as an independent contractor.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to exempt taxicab companies, whose drivers are independent contractors, from providing workers' compensation coverage for the drivers.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.