; or (2) an individual who applies or seeks to become such an independent contractor (regardless of business structure, including organization as a legal or commercial entity), intern, fellow, volunteer, or trainee, for the covered employer or entity. (b) Covered establishments (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered establishment means an individual or entity that— (A) is not acting as an employer or entity covered by a provision specified in subsection (a); and (B) engages the services (including soliciting such services) of an independent contractor (regardless of business structure, including organization as a legal or commercial entity), intern, fellow, volunteer, or trainee by means of an instrument of transportation or communication in interstate commerce, or through an arrangement that involves the use of such an instrument to carry out or be conveyed to carry out those services. (2) Protections All protections afforded to an employee or individual under a provision that consists of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, title I and section 503 (for violations with respect to that title) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and section 4311 of title 38, United States Code, shall be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent that the provision covers an individual described in section 701(f) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(f) ), to— (A) an individual who is engaged by a covered establishment as an independent contractor (regardless of business structure, including organization as a legal or commercial entity) or as an intern, fellow, volunteer, or trainee, whether or not the individual receives compensation, academic credit, or other remuneration from the covered establishment