OR SB704

Creates a rebuttable presumption that any individual performing work for remuneration is an employee, placing the burden on hiring entities to prove independent contractor status by a preponderance of evidence

Requires state agencies to apply a six-factor "economic dependence" test when classifying workers, examining: degree of control, capital investments, profit/loss opportunity, skill required, permanence of relationship, and whether work is integral to the business

Bureau of Labor and Industries will establish its own independent contractor criteria by rule, while other agencies must use the existing ORS 670.600 definition as their initial determination

Applies to agencies administering tax law (ORS 316), workers' compensation (656), unemployment insurance (657), construction contractor licensing (701), landscape contractor licensing (671.510-671.760), and wage and hour laws (652, 653)

Mandates inter-agency cooperation to ensure consistent interpretation and enforcement of worker classification rules across all affected state agencies