This How To details the steps a prudent employer should take to manage independent contractors effectively, including setting clear expectations about the project's scope, budget and timeline; keeping the lines of communication open; and paying independent contractors promptly so that they will want to do business again.
This How To details the steps a prudent employer should take when hiring independent contractors, which can provide an employer with cost savings in salary and benefits and give staffing flexibility to address temporary projects or demands.
This checklist may be used to perform due diligence on an independent contractor to confirm that the independent contractor runs a real business and is not an employee in disguise. Genuine independent contractors should be able to demonstrate that they operate a business by providing the employer with basic documentation.
As mandated by the Illinois Department of Labor, all construction contractors hiring independent contractors must post the Illinois Employee Classification Act of 2008 Poster.
As mandated by the New Hampshire Department of Labor, every employer covered by state wage and hour law must post the New Hampshire Criteria to Establish an Employee or Independent Contractor Poster.