656.025 Individuals engaged in commuter ridesharing not subject workers; conditions
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656.025 Individuals engaged in commuter ridesharing not subject workers; conditions.
(1)For the purpose of this chapter, an individual is not a subject worker while commuting in a voluntary commuter ridesharing arrangement unless:
(a)The worker is reimbursed for travel expenses incurred therein;
(b)The worker receives payment for commuting time from the employer; or
(c)The employer makes an election to provide coverage for the worker pursuant to ORS 656.039.
(2)As used in this section “voluntary commuter ridesharing arrangement” means a carpool or vanpool arrangement in which participation is not required as a condition of employment and in which not more than 15 persons are transported to and from their places of employment, in a single daily round trip where the driver also is on the way to or from the driver’s place of employment. [1981 c.227 §4]