Independent Contractor vs. Employee
Independent Contractor vs. Employee What is Your Workers’ Comp Liability? The question of whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee is not easily answered. Merely agreeing with someone on independent contractor status does not make it so. Also, California (among other U.S. states) with workers’ compensation laws relating to employee versus contractor status, are different from the laws applied to this status question by other states and federal agencies. Contrary to what you might think, the mere existence of a written employment contract or a lease will not establish an independent contractor relationship. For example, suppose you… Read More »Independent Contractor vs. Employee