Independent Contractors: Illinois
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick, Stacey Smiricky and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Summary
Illinois considers different factors to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under its workers compensation law, unemployment insurance law, and more. In addition, the Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act regulates covered business that hire freelance workers to perform services in the state of Illinois. This guide provides an in-depth review of Illinois employment law requirements with respect to independent contractors.