Independent contractors offer flexibility and specialized expertise, but the savings come with trade-offs.

Before your business hires workers, you have a big decision to make: Will they be classified as employees or independent contractors? Here are some factors to consider from a business perspective and ...

The misclassification of independent contractors isn’t a problem just during tax season, as state unemployment compensation and workers’ compensation offices increasingly are acting year-round as “the ...

March 20, 2025 - The government's employee buyout program — announced on Jan. 28, 2025, and offering virtually all government employees a deferred resignation during which employees would "retain all ...

Washington — The Department of Labor has issued a final rule that targets “employee misclassification” of workers as independent contractors. “Misclassifying employees as independent contractors is a ...

Most construction contracts include a provision stating that the contractor or subcontractor is an independent contractor and not an employee of the owner or contractor. That should settle the matter, ...