Labor Code section 3353

“Independent contractor” means any person who renders service for a specified recompense for a specified result, under the control of his principal as to the result of his work only and not as to the means by which such result is accomplished.

Source: Section 3353, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=3353. (updated Jan. 1, 1937; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/labor_code_section_3353

Original Source: Section 3353, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB§ionNum=3353. (last accessed May 12, 2025).