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Independent Contractor Laws by State
Independent Contractor Laws by State: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
LawTech & Business51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Jun 20, 2025Original page
6 sources
- Independent Contractor Laws: Everything Employers Need to Know - Homebase
- Massachusetts law about independent contractors - Mass.gov
- What Is the ABC Test, and How Can Small Business Owners Comply? - Patriot Software
- Independent Contractors Under U.S. Law: Knowing Your ABCs - JD Supra
- ABC Test - GoLiquid
- American Bar Association (ABA) - Section of Taxation
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51 states
 Alabama | Common Law | — |
 Alaska | ABC Test | — |
 Arizona | Common Law | — |
 Arkansas | ABC Test | — |
 California | ABC Test | Proposition 22, which allows rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft to classify drivers as independent contractors, was approved by voters. Although they are not considered employees, the new law requires that specific labor and wage policies be put in place for app-based driv… |
 Colorado | A&C of ABC Test | — |
 Connecticut | ABC Test | — |
 Delaware | ABC Test | — |
 District of Columbia | Common Law | — |
 Florida | Common Law | — |
 Georgia | ABC Test | — |
 Hawaii | ABC Test | — |
 Idaho | A&C of ABC Test | — |
 Illinois | ABC Test | — |
 Indiana | ABC Test | — |
 Iowa | Common Law | SB 2296 established a new rule making workers who operate certain vehicles are classified as independent contractors instead of employees effective July 1, 2021. |
 Kansas | ABC Test | — |
 Kentucky | Common Law | — |
 Louisiana | ABC Test | Louisiana added a definition of “employee” to their existing classification law. The new definition reads: “An ‘employee’ means an individual who performs services for an employer where there exists a right by the employer to control what work the employee does or how the empl… |
 Maine | ABC Test | — |
 Maryland | ABC Test | — |
 Massachusetts | ABC Test | — |
 Michigan | Common Law | — |
 Minnesota | Common Law | — |
 Mississippi | Common Law | — |
 Missouri | Common Law | — |
 Montana | A&C of ABC Test | — |
 Nebraska | ABC Test | — |
 Nevada | ABC Test | — |
 New Hampshire | ABC Test | — |
 New Jersey | ABC Test | — |
 New Mexico | ABC Test | — |
 New York | Common Law | — |
 North Carolina | Common Law | — |
 North Dakota | Common Law | — |
 Ohio | ABC Test | — |
 Oklahoma | A&B or A&C of ABC Test | — |
 Oregon | ABC Test | — |
 Pennsylvania | A&C of ABC Test | — |
 Rhode Island | ABC Test | — |
 South Carolina | Common Law | — |
 South Dakota | Common Law | — |
 Tennessee | ABC Test | — |
 Texas | Common Law | — |
 Utah | ABC Test | — |
 Vermont | ABC Test | — |
 Virginia | A&B or A&C of ABC Test | HB 1407 makes it illegal to misclassify an employee as an independent contractor under the IRS common law test. The Virginia Department of Taxation is allowed to investigate and impose civil penalties of up to $1,000 for each misclassified employee for the first offense, and u… |
 Washington | ABC Test | — |
 West Virginia | ABC Test | — |
 Wisconsin | A&C of ABC Test | — |
 Wyoming | A&C of ABC Test | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this independent contractor laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Independent Contractor Laws: Everything Employers Need to Know - Homebase; Massachusetts law about independent contractors - Mass.gov; What Is the ABC Test, and How Can Small Business Owners Comply? - Patriot Software; Independent Contractors Under U.S. Law: Knowing Your ABCs - JD Supra.