Independent Contractor Compliance Blog

Consultants Who Don’t Qualify as Independent Contractors

What can you say to consultants who don’t qualify as independent contractors (ICs) but insist on being treated as such? This has always been a sticky problem. The consultant insists on being classified as an IC and s/he is the very best choice for your project; however, the project or the consultant simply does not [...]

Documents You Should Keep to Prove IC Compliance

When keeping employee records, you don’t want to clutter up your files with old papers or terabytes of meaningless data. However, there are some documents (paper and digital) you should store in a safe place for protection should you ever face an independent contractor (IC) misclassification challenge. There are numerous incidents that can trigger an [...]

Who is the employer-of-record for your contingent workers?

If you follow this blog, you already know about the risks of not knowing how to properly classify your independent contractors (ICs). Unfortunately, some businesses decide to go “the safe route” and treat all contingent workers as employees. Indeed, in today’s regulatory environment, the contingent worker issues can seem endless. I invite you to consider the [...]

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