Before your business hires workers, you have a big decision to make: Will they be classified as employees or independent contractors? Here are some factors to consider from a business perspective and ...

The Department of Labor sent a proposed rule on independent contractor classifications to the White House, taking the first ...

Are people who work with your business “independent contractors” or “employees?” The answer can be like the Florida weather: if you don’t like it, wait five minutes — or its business equivalent.

Question: I have an employee that wants to convert to being paid as an independent contractor. I understand I can save money on payroll taxes and employee benefits if I agree to the change. Even ...

When choosing between being an employee or an independent contractor, long-term stability is a major factor to consider. Both work arrangements come with their benefits and risks, but the level of ...

The administration may decide to return to the “economic reality” standard it articulated in a final rule released at the ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Many individuals work in non-traditional employment ...

In assessing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, the Eleventh Circuit recently re-confirmed that it “does not care about the label put on the relationship by the parties.” ...

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Most construction contracts include a provision stating that the contractor or subcontractor is an independent contractor and not an employee of the owner or contractor. That should settle the matter, ...

Wake will hire an independent contractor to be the ombuds, saying it will provide the position with the needed independence.