Independent Contractors Under U.S. Law: Knowing Your ABCs
A recent trend in U.S. employment law has been the adoption of stricter and stricter tests for when a worker may be classified as an independent contractor rather than an employee. Independent contractor relationships are often less expensive and easier for employers to administer since employers are not responsible for providing healthcare benefits to independent contractors and do not have to pay employment taxes for their independent contractors. Many workers also prefer to be classified as independent contractors because they believe that they will have more freedom to work on behalf of multiple customers as independent contractors.[1] The actual legal test for whether a worker may be classified as an independent contractor varies...
