MO HB2568

Amends Missouri RSMo section 288.032 to add a new exemption to the definition of "employer" under state unemployment compensation law

Companies that lease taxicabs to drivers or provide dispatching/rider referral services are not considered employers of those drivers for unemployment insurance purposes

The exemption applies only when the driver holds a taxicab license issued by a municipality or other governmental entity

The governmental entity must have promulgated regulations governing the manner and means by which the driver's work results are accomplished

Effect: Taxicab drivers meeting these conditions would be classified as independent contractors rather than employees, exempting taxicab companies from paying unemployment insurance contributions on their behalf