Independent contractor

Independent contractors are usually people considered to be lawyers, doctors, accountants, or even auctioneers who in a manner of speaking are professionals who present their services to the general public. Still an individual can be considered an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or exact only the effect of the work and not the outcome of the performance. An employee would be defined as an individual who works either full or part-time under an agreement of employment, either oral or written, and has recognized rights and duties in an organization. Still, what really matters is if an employer has the authorization to control the particulars on the services provided to an independent contractor verses an employee.…

Independent contractors are self-employed workers engaged by a principal to perform specific task. According to the general rule “an individual is an independent contractor if his or her employer has the right to control the results of the work but not the means and methods of accomplishing it”. (Megerdomian, n.d.) Consultants, freelancers, entrepreneurs and business owners are other terms that could be used to describe an independent contractor. Independent contractors and employees are two…

Independent Contractor Agreement This Independent Contractor Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between, ___("Contractor") and___(“Client”). 1. Engagement of Services. Contractor will provide Client with the following services: 2. Compensation. _ Client shall pay Contractor $ _____ per hour due on or before the first Friday following the end of any week in which Contractor performs services for Company. OR ___Client shall pay Contractor a flat fee of $______…

Which is Best: 1099 Independent Contractor or W2 Wages It's a common conundrum; which is best 1099 contractor or being a W2 employee. Many business give their employees an opportunity to make this decision for themselves. If you ever find yourself in this situation, be sure to consider the following information. Taxes The first thing you should look at is the taxes you will be asked to pay. As a 1099 Independent Contractor, you will be forced to pay both Social Security and Medicare. This comes…

Human Resource Case Analysis At times, employers have to make the decision between hiring employees or independent contractors. There are advantages and disadvantages to independent contractors. The case the student presented was regarding a grant writer position at a non-profit organization. The non-profit organization focuses on providing food to local food pantries and soup kitchens. This mission is crucial to Palm Beach County since there are no other companies taking care of this need in…

According to a report by Emergent Research and MBO Partners, there are approximately 30 million full-time and part-time independent workers in the “gig economy” (Gillespie, 2016). The gig economy is an environment where temporary positions are common and companies contract directly with independent workers for a short time (whatis.techtarget.com). To simplify, the gig economy is hiring labor on demand. Examples of workers in the gig economy include drivers for Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar;…

there is a principal–independent contractor relationship” . A series of tests have been established to distinguish the working relationship of a person to understand if they are an employee or not. The Court of Appeal located terms of written contract between an employee and an independent contractor. In the ERA the test is “…employer 's actions, and how the employer acted… a fair and reasonable employer could have done in all the circumstances at the time the dismissal or action occurred” .…

their current situation. Many other workers in the gig economy set up can sympathize with the Uber drivers as well. Currently, most gig economy workers are classified as independent contractors rather than employees, and while that may seem trivial, being classified as an independent contractor means that you have no claim to any employment benefits. Along with the possible ramifications of unpaid…

ARGUMENT I. THE PETITIONER, IN THIS CASE, WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF PLUS BUILDING, INC., AND NOT AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Respondent claims that Petitioner Mr. Kroplewski was not an employee of Plus Building, Inc., but an independent contractor. Although there is no rigid rule of law to determine whether an employer-employee relationship exists between parties, such determination depends on the particular facts of the case. The range of factors is considered in making that determination…

New Jersey courts have considered the following factors in deciding whether the employee was an independent contractor or an employee (the list is not exhaustive): 1. Review type of payments, W2, 1099’s, or cash; 2. Review payroll records for the worker; 3. Read any contracts between the companies involved, including indemnification cause, which may render the independent contractor defense moot; 4. Investigate any pending IRS issues pertaining to the worker’s status; 5. Determine who supplied…