How to Prevent Independent Contractor Misclassification
From Employers Resource — Ask Yourself Some Honest Questions to Prevent Independent Contractor Misclassification However, the IRS does provide some guidance when
Brokers and agents, beware! Misclassifying employees as independent contractors has potential to bankrupt your business
From Inman News – Protect yourself and your business Here is a partial list of areas where you may be vulnerable as
Employee or Independent Contractor – That is the Question
From Ask Tim — Whose insurance company covers a loss depends on whether the worker was an employee or independent contractor: An
The Independent Contractor: Who We Are
From It’s My Business [website no longer exists] — Who are independent contractors? It’s My Business tells us: The independent contractor
Senator Sherrod Brown – Helping Ohio workers receive the benefits they deserve
From the registerherald.com — To cut costs, some employers cheat the system by misclassifying their employees as independent contractors. Though the vast
Should Freelancers Get Workers’ Comp Insurance?
From Businessweek — Many states determine workers’ comp liability by applying an IRS test that determines whether someone working for a company
States Clamping Down on Workers Mislabeled as Contractors
From Bloomberg – When construction slowed during the recession, some companies hired workers and wrongly designated them as independent contractors to
Independent contractor misclassification costs Colorado employer $2 million
From HR.BLR.com — This case illustrates the risks involved in classifying workers as independent contractors when you treat them like
Employee or Independent Contractor Cheat Sheet on Classification (Infographic)
From Entrepreneur.com — Read the full story at Employee or Contractor? Here’s a Cheat Sheet on Classification. (Infographic) Related articles How Should
Crackdown leaves firms wary of freelancers
From Business Insurance — Most often, however, companies make innocent mistakes when trying to interpret labor laws — often in cases where
Mislabeling construction workers as contractors draws federal scrutiny
From the Houston Chronicle — Betty Campbell, the Labor Department’s deputy regional administrator for wage and hour in Dallas…said the pervasive practice
Lawsuit alleges Uber misclassifies workers as independent contractors
From The Boston Globe — The suit filed Thursday in Suffolk County Superior Court in Boston by Shannon Liss-Riordan, who has won