Who is an employee: the definition is changing

With more and more people working from home, consulting or freelancing, who is and is not an employee in the eyes of the law is becoming an increasingly complex question.

USING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS TO AVOID LAWS

It is amazing how many companies out there still think they can avoid all the obligations that go with employees by simply having a contract signed that says the person that works for them is an independent contractor and then having the employee render invoices for their time.