Workers' Comp.
May 4, 2010
10 Reasons to Worry About Worker Status Disputes
Even if you have a good handle on employee characterization issues, there's always more to learn. 10 tips that you should know.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Who is an independent contractor and who is an employee? We know it matters, and we know disputes occur. But do we know how and why? There are many liabilities lurking in controversies over independent contractor versus employee characterization.
Some of us may naively assume that slapping an "independent contractor" label on a worker's name badge resolves the question. But recharacterization is always possible, and by different agencies and f...
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