Talk to an attorney before you do this. The answer they should give you is that you can't make somebody into a subcontractor. To properly classify...

Do we need a lawyer before we hire the first part-time Individual Contractor?

Be very careful with the independent contractor classification. Businesses frequently choose to hire part-time workers as independent contractors,...

Can he claim I am his employee when I obviously had no control of him, he set his own schedule and how to do the job?

Whether the worker is an employee is determined by what the law states, and thus what an employer or worker states is not determinative. In making...

Can I demand an employer classify me as 1099 if I'm a commission employee?

If you're working for the dealership, and not your own business (i.e. with your own business license, registration, clients, etc.), you're not a...

Is our contractor really a contractor, or must he be classified as an employee?

Though the worker provides services outside UK, analysis under WA law is necessary. For example, this state's workers comp and unemployment...

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These types of relationships are independent contractor/booth rental relationships. While the 50 percent requirement may not be labeled as rent, it...

Independent Contractors agreement valid if signed with Adobe PDF's "add signature tool" or if they print and sign?

IC agreements don't generally need to be notarized. Having contractors print and sign is clearly adequate. Someone else can weigh in on the...

Am I an Employee or an Independent Contractor? I am forced to rent space at the office at an insurance agency.

Where independent contractors work onsite, renting them office space, rather than simply furnishing them office space, is - in some cases -...

Customer/client lists can qualify as trade secrets, and could give rise to a misappropriation of trade secrets claim against you. Be very careful,...

This blog by an employment attorney addresses the issue: http://skloverworkingwisdom.com/blog/what-is-indirect-solicitation-of-customers/. It...