§ 20-927 Definitions.
AC § 20-927
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: Commissioner. The term "commissioner" means the commissioner of consumer and worker protection. Department. The term "department" means the department of consumer and worker protection. Freelance worker. The term "freelance worker" means any natural person or any organization composed of no more than one natural person, whether or not incorporated or employing a trade name, that is hired or retained as an independent contractor by a hiring party to provide services in exchange for compensation. This term does not include: 1. Any person who, pursuant to the contract at issue, is a sales representative as defined in section 191-a of the labor law; 2. Any person engaged in the practice of law pursuant to the contract at issue and who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any state, possession, territory, commonwealth or the District of Columbia and who is not under any order of any court suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring or otherwise restricting such person in the practice of law; and 3. Any person who is a licensed medical professional. Hiring party. The term "hiring party" means any person who retains a freelance worker to provide any service, other than (i) the United States government, (ii) the state of New York, including any office, department, agency, authority or other body of the state including the legislature and the judiciary, (iii) the city, including any office, department, agency or other body of the city, (iv) any other local government, municipality or county or (v) any foreign government. (L.L. 2016/140, 11/16/2016, eff. 5/15/2017; Am. L.L. 2020/080, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2016/140 and L.L. 2020/080.
