Owner and operator leasing motor vehicle with driver to a for-hire common or contract carrier not deemed employed for unemployment compensation, exception
If someone owns a motor vehicle and drives it themselves under a lease or contract for a for-hire trucking company, that person is not counted as an employee for unemployment benefits. There is one exception — if the trucking company is a nonprofit organization or a government agency, then that person is counted as an employee.
288.035. Owner and leasing motor vehicle with driver to a for-hire not employed for , . — the of section 288.034, in the case of an individual who is the owner, as defined in section 301.010, and operator of a motor vehicle which is leased or with a driver to a operating within a as defined in section 390.020 or 390.041, or operating under a issued by the Missouri of transportation or by the United States Department of Transportation or any of its subagencies, such owner/operator shall not be deemed to be an employee, provided, however, such individual owner and operator shall be deemed to be in if the for-hire common or contract vehicle is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1985 H.B. 157 § 2, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1485, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1456, A.L. 2017 S.B. 8 merged with S.B. 222 merged with S.B. 225) Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008
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