Labor Code 3353 defines which classification?

• A. Independent contractor
• B. Employee
• C. Volunteer
• D. Intern

Answer: (B)

Labor Code 3353 establishes who is considered an employee for California workers’ compensation purposes. It defines an employee as a person who renders services for wages for an employer in the course of the employer’s business and who is subject to the employer’s control over the details of the work. This focus on control and wages is what creates the employee status that makes a worker eligible for the employer’s workers’ compensation coverage.

Understanding this helps explain why the correct match is employee: the statute is about who falls under the workers’ comp system as an employee, not about defining independent contractors, volunteers, or interns—those classifications are treated differently for coverage. In short, being an employee under Labor Code 3353 is what triggers coverage under the employer’s workers’ compensation plan.