The Independent

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…

The income you earn or what your parents can be known as the independent variable since you can change how much money you can earn depending on where you work. While the dependent variable would be going to the institution because you will get the chance to be in the school that you want to, but it depends on your SAT’s, grades, and other activities you have done in your high school year. Another independent variable is the major because depending on the classes you take, it can determine the…

The gig economy is an economy that focuses on short-term engagements. In this economy, employees become independent contractors or “micro-entrepreneurs” who work when they want and how they want. This nontraditional work environment is not new to the American economy. In fact, the practice of out-bidding others for jobs can be traced back to the first half of the 20th century (Anderson). However, researchers point to smartphone apps and online marketplaces as the instigators of the sudden…

Oscar Micheaux, an independent film director would go on to become one of the most prolific black American directors of the period would enter the dialog of the mulatto with his film Within Our Gates. The issue Micheaux took on, that Griffith’s mulatto character lacked, was the…

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…

Having endured months of intense conditioning, the time came for us to see if our work paid off. It was max-out day for varsity football. But not just any max-out day; it was bench press day. Every coach and player in the weight room knew that I was working toward this record since achieving second place in my freshman year. I did my dynamic warmup and hit a few reps of 300 to prepare. I grabbed my belt and tightened it accordingly; ironically, it grew a conscience of its own and decided not to…

Group making it an independent film company. Since it’s big sister is a well known company with great resources, Fox Searchlight Pictures has access to the great advancements in film production. Because they are the sister to a major film company, budget wasn 't a necessary issue. The typical amount of money spent on independent films is about $500,000 to $750,000. The amount spent on The Grand Budapest Hotel was well over $23 million dollars. Therefore in the aspect of independent films being…

Education and citizenship are always interdependent, since a citizen always needs to be educated. Citizenship education is defined as educating children, from early childhood, to become clear-thinking and enlightened citizens who participate in decisions concerning society; society here represents “in the special sense of a nation with a circumscribed territory which is recognized as a state”. After I read Hannah Arendt’s article The Crisis in Education, I believe that there are four major…

Even though Brookdale provide one the best nursing care, but recently Brookdale had been experiencing many critical incidents which involved wrongful death, horrific assault by the resident’s roommate, staff overmedicating patient, staff refused to perform Cardio Pulmonary Rescue for a dying resident, negligence and sexual assault. Because of poor supervision, a resident died twenty-five feet away from the facility (Dolmanlaw.com, 2016). When it comes to assisted living industry Brookdale is…

INTRODUCTION The Human Politics of Independent Adjusting Management principles are a necessary and effective tool for the successful operation of a company. This is especially true of companies with large human resources aspects that deal with large numbers employees. Understanding these principles is critical to ensuring that managers are effectively implementing them and rolling them out while obtaining the best output. Though increasing output through more efficient means is an admirable…