HB 1343 Summary

• Requires qualified marketplace contractors to be treated as independent contractors under Oklahoma state and local laws, including the Employment Security Act of 1980 and Administrative Workers' Compensation Act, if compensation is based on performance/output rather than hours worked.

• Mandates a written contract between contractor and qualified marketplace platform that includes provisions establishing independent contractor status, output-based pay, flexible scheduling, freedom to work for competitors, contractor expense responsibility, and tax obligations.

• Defines "qualified marketplace platform" as any organization operating a digital application or platform facilitating services between contractors and service seekers.

• Applies retroactively to services performed prior to enactment if compensation was performance-based and governed by a qualifying written contract.

• Becomes effective November 1, 2016.