Companies contract with third parties for many reasons and, for legal and tax purposes, these third parties are referred to as independent contractors. These relationships take many forms and can provide significant advantages for businesses such as flexibility and minimizing the legal risks associated with a traditional employee relationship. This program shows you how to counsel clients on the use of independent contractors including the common law test for status determination, various tax withholding requirements, and guidelines for legal actions that sometimes need to be taken when working with independent contractors. Mistakes in classifying a service provider as an independent contractor can be very costly for a company, so know what it takes to guide your clients through the creation of agreements and collection of the other documentation to make sure that they comply with applicable laws and regulations.

As a result of this program, you will understand:

Common law tests for status determination
Classification rules under federal labor laws
Federal social security and unemployment tax withholding requirements
Contents of independent contractor agreements
Drafting considerations
Actions during contractor relationship

Program materials include:

Pre-Relationship Due Diligence Questionnaire
Short-Form Independent Contractor Agreement
General Consultant and Independent Contractor Agreement

This program is included in the following series:

The Things That Keep Human Resources Professionals Up At Night


Practice Areas:		Becoming a Business Counselor, Career Development, Career Development

Online Media Type:		Interactive Text

Production Date:		03/28/2012

Level:		Basic

Category:		Standard

Duration:		0 Hours, 22 Minutes

Online Format:		On Demand

Course Type:		Public

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•	Alan S. Gutterman - Principal, Gutterman Law & Business


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