Independent Contractor Status

The courts consider many facts in deciding whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. According to Gregory Matthews in Payroll Answer Book (2000), these relevant facts fall into three main categories: behavioral

control; financial control; and relationship of the parties. In each case, it is very important to consider all the facts -- no single fact provides the answer. A court will examine the employer's behavioral control to determine whether there is a right to direct or control how the worker does the work. A worker is an employee when the business has the right to direct and control the worker. The business does not have to actually direct or control the way the work is done -- as long as the

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tent to which the worker makes services available to the relevant market How the business pays the worker. The permanency of the relationship. If you engage a worker with the expectation that the relationship will continue indefinitely, rather than for a specific project or period, this is generally considered evidence that your intent was to create an employer-employee relationship. The extent to which services performed by the worker are a key aspect of the regular business of the company (Tulenko, Online). Over time, the courts have come to appreciate that as the economy becomes more service oriented that the nature of relationships between workers and employers is evolving. As the way in which work can be performed and where work can be done changes thanks to advances in technology, the traditional definitions of work relationships evolve as do the courts interpretations of the differences between employees and independent contractors. The doctrine of employment at will states that an employee may be terminated at any time by an employer with or without cause, with or without notice, and with or without severance absent an employment contract or agreement creating additional obligations on the part of the employer. The
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