CA AB2449

Amends Section 3202 of the Labor Code to add strict construction standards for independent contractor definitions in workers' compensation law

Maintains existing requirement that workers' compensation provisions be liberally construed to protect injured employees

Requires courts to strictly construe what constitutes an "independent contractor" as defined in Section 3357 to prevent inappropriate extension of benefits to ineligible persons

Creates distinction between liberal construction for employee protections and strict construction specifically for independent contractor status determinations