Sentences with phrase «classified as a contractor»

Drivers for both companies are currently classified as contractors, but the ones who have brought lawsuits against both companies contend they're misclassified and should actually be considered W - 2 employees, a status that would grant more workplace protections.

As the July 2015 guideline asserted, most people classified as contractors should be classified as fulltime employees.

Three years ago, Nikki Hickman, director of organizational development at the marketing agency nFusion, decided that two of nFusion's 65 staff members had been incorrectly classified as contractors.

See examples of Fedex drivers, where they're classified as contractors and are not getting any benefits, spend their own money on the truck and maintenance, etc..

The lawyers claimed they were improperly classified as contractors rather than employees of the company and, pursuant to Ontario's employment standards legislation, they sued for unpaid overtime, vacation and statutory holiday pay.

The IRS reportedly loses about $ 1.2 million per year because of workers who are improperly classified as contractors.

If you are classifying yourself as a contractor rather than an employee, the earnings won't be subject to payroll taxes and can be taken as a distribution allowing the S - Corp to avoid paying SE taxes.

Not exact matches

Companies such as Uber and Instacart stand to save a ton of money on labor costs — up to 40 percent, according to one study — by continuing to classify their workers as independent contractors rather than as employees.

Ultimately, the news from Microsoft may also have a substantial side effect: forcing an increasing number of companies to take a second look to ensure they are correctly classifying temporary workers, either as W - 2 employees or independent contractors.

Last week, California's Labor Commission ruled that Uber drivers should be classified as independent employees, not as contractors.

Then there are those in the middle: the ones who classify workers as contractors, and are being sued because of it.

The new law specifically affects a group of contractors newly classified as «operationally critical contractors.»

Controversy over whether drivers for the ride - hailing services should classify drivers as employees or contractors has been a thorn in the startups» sides elsewhere in the country as well, spurring debate in the press and sometimes leading to lawsuits.

The ruling could threaten Uber's business model in the Latin American nation that — like its operations elsewhere — hinges, in part, on being able to classify its drivers as contractors.

Never has the U.S. government been more interested in whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor or W - 2 employee as right now.

To stay out of hot water with the IRS, be sure the workers you classify as independent contractors meet the IRS definition of an independent contractor.

If you improperly classify an employee as a contractor, you could face a significant penalty.

Their concern is that many businesses classify workers as independent contractors when they're actually employees.

The bottom line is this: If a worker isn't hanging out their «shingle» to perform the same duties for others, it'll be difficult to classify that person as an independent contractor.

But when you have a legitimate basis for classifying a worker as an independent contractor, go ahead.

A: The IRS is most likely looking for workers you've classified as independent contractors.

Caution should be exercised when classifying virtual employees as independent contractors.

The government contends that it loses millions, quite possibly billions, of dollars each year on workers who've been classified as independent contractors but who haven't voluntarily paid self - employment taxes.

As Weil pointed out, businesses often classify workers as contractors on purpose in order to avoid paying unemployment insurance and overtime (both are required for those classified as fulltime employeesAs Weil pointed out, businesses often classify workers as contractors on purpose in order to avoid paying unemployment insurance and overtime (both are required for those classified as fulltime employeesas contractors on purpose in order to avoid paying unemployment insurance and overtime (both are required for those classified as fulltime employeesas fulltime employees).

Earlier this summer, Clinton gave a speech that was widely interpreted as a warning shot against companies that classify their workers as 1099 contractors to avoid paying Social Security taxes and other costs associated with W - 2 employees.

Luxe Valet, an on - demand parking service, will be making the switch from hiring independent contractors to classifying its valets as employees with benefits, according to the Wall Street Journal.

This is the latest development in the fight for drivers of ridesharing apps to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors.

However, the ruling to classify a San Francisco - based driver as an employee instead of an independent contractor could potentially change how sharing - economy companies operate.

When a peer - to - peer startup is forced to classify workers as employees, not contractors, what are the implications?

Two years ago, the Seattle City Council voted unanimously to give taxi and ride - sharing drivers classified as independent contractors the ability to unionize.

When a company classifies a worker as a contractor rather than as an employee, it avoids paying unemployment, Social Security, and Medicare taxes.

«Someone could be classified as an employee under one law and a contractor under another,» says Lawrence McGoldrick, a labor attorney with the Atlanta office of law firm Fisher & Phillips.

«On one hand, Uber argues that it has properly classified every single driver as an independent contractor,» Chen wrote.

The DOL's former head of wage enforcement, David Weil, recently suggested that weighing whether gig economy workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors is not so different than making the same determination for workers at brick - and - mortar businesses.84 Existing legal tests to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor are multifactor, fact - based exercises based on the level of control a company exerts over the workers in question.

The state's highest court made it much harder for companies like Uber to classify workers as contractors rather than employees.

But she quickly took issue with Uber's policy of classifying drivers as independent contractors.

In a blow to independent contractors for transportation companies seeking to be classified as employees of the firms they work with, a federal district judge in Massachusetts ruled the state's independent - contractor law failed to override a 1994 federal statute pre-empting state regulation of a motor carrier's rates, routes and services.

In a ruling that fuels a long - simmering debate over some of Silicon Valley's fastest - growing technology companies and the work they are creating, the California Labor Commissioner's Office said that a driver for the ride - hailing service Uber should be classified as an employee, not an independent contractor.

The basis of the suit against Handy is the folks filing the suit claim they should be classified as employees, while the company claims they are independent contractors.

The company had already been facing growth and revenue challenges, but CEO Adora Cheung said the «deciding factor» was the four lawsuits it was fighting over whether its workers should be classified as employees or contractors.

The state's new «ABC» test will make it more difficult for companies to defend classifying workers as independent contractors.

Drivers for ride - hailing giant Uber have won a tentative victory in a class - action case that seeks to classify them as employees, rather than independent contractors.

The reason employers classify employees as contractors is to avoid payroll taxes (which the IRS gets through Bob's S - Corp, so it doesn't care) and providing benefits (that is Bob's problem, not the IRS).

Some trades require certain licenses and certifications; however, being classified as an independent contractor is far simpler than that.

This summer, the Department of Labor (DOL) also published guidance on worker misclassification in which the agency suggested that «most» independent contractors should be legally classified as employees.

Insurance company sued for improperly classifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees

California's top court issued a decision on April 30 making it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees.

This all indicates they should be classified as employees, not independent contractors.

whether NBA players who sign 10 day short term contracts, classified as employees or independent contractors?

Just bear in mind that you can't just classify everyone as an independent contractor.