PD 442 Article 169

Coverage of Employees.

Article 169

ART. 169. Coverage of Employees. — "Employee" under this Title shall include: Every person in the service of an employer under any contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied; and Every person performing service in the course of the trade, business, profession or occupation of an employer at the time of the injury, provided such person in relation to this service does not maintain a separate business and is not himself an employer, subject to the provisions of this Title.

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