WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to the definition of an independent contractor (EN DECREASE SD EX See Note)

The definition of 'independent contractor' was updated to explicitly include employees of independent contractors and other independent contractors contracting with an independent contractor.

The previous text stating that fueling, driving, connecting/disconnecting lines, hooking/unhooking trailers, and vehicle inspections are not considered manual labor was removed.

New language was added to clarify that the expanded definition of independent contractor applies to employees of independent contractors and other independent contractors contracting with an independent contractor.

Deleted the clause defining 'independent contractor' to include employees of independent contractors who are substantially engaged in manual labor.

Removed the eligibility criteria that allowed employees of independent contractors to be covered under the workers' compensation chapter if they performed manual labor.

The definition of 'independent contractor' was updated to explicitly include employees of independent contractors and other independent contractors who are substantially engaged in manual labor.

The definition now clarifies that this expanded coverage applies to independent contractors who are themselves substantially engaged in manual labor and expressly covered by the law.

Minor formatting corrections were made to the bill text, including punctuation and spacing in the section headers and digest.