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Committee backs bill that presumes app-based substitute childcare workers are independent contractors
Summary
The committee voted to forward HB 373, which creates a presumption that daycare providers who affiliate with service marketplace platforms are independent contractors while leaving licensing and safety requirements in place.
A House committee voted to favorably recommend House Bill 373, “Service Marketplace Platform Amendments,” which establishes a presumption that daycare providers who affiliate with marketplace apps are independent contractors rather than employees.
Sponsor Rep. Thompson told the committee the bill "authorizes [a] daycare provider to affiliate with a service marketplace platform and establishes a presumption that a daycare provider affiliating with a service marketplace platform is an independent contractor," and emphasized the measure "does not remove their liability or their responsibility to the state to still meet independent contractor qualifications." The sponsor framed the bill as a market-driven step to ease Utah’s…
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