Hiring an Associate: Employee or Independent Contractor?
Date: February 2, 2012
Co-Author: Philip M. Bogart, Esq.
So, what’s new? Within the last few years, governmental agencies have increased their scrutiny of employers that classify their workers as contractors. This increased scrutiny has attacked all employers, not just dentists. More audits are being conducted; federal agencies have begun exchanging information about employers and, in some states, specific “task forces” have been assembled to fine employers that misclassify their employees. There has also been legislation making it even more difficult to justify hiring an independent contractor. In many states, there is a virtual presumption that certain workers are employees, with very few exceptions.
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