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United States HR Law: ‘misclassifying’ employees as independent contractors

February 28, 2013 Occasional Contributors Human Resources, International HR Law, International Payroll, Payroll

Hiring an employee is an expensive proposition. Employees must be trained, they must be paid regardless of their productivity while they are employed, they have many rights under the law including workers’ compensation coverage, and terminating a difficult employee can be a costly nightmare. In an age of constantly increasing regulation, many businesses are turning to independent contractors to complete work for them because they usually need minimal training and can be acquired or dismissed as the situation warrants.

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