If a piece cutter or skidding operator has been found, under ss. DWD 107.04 and 107.05, to be free from the direction and control of a logging contractor or forest products manufacturer and to be engaged in an independently established business, the piece cutter or skidding operator is an independent contractor and not an employee of the logging contractor or forest products manufacturer under s. 108.02(12) (c), Stats.
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Workforce Development DWD 107.03