Articles Tagged with 1099

Whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee is a question with important implications. Employers who misclassify their workers may be liable for workers’ compensation penalties, wage and overtime claims, and unemployment insurance penalties. Simply paying an employee on a 1099 does not mean that the worker is an independent contractor.

The ride sharing company Uber classified their drivers as independent contractors.  Like many other businesses that call workers independent contractors, by doing so, the company did not have to pay costly employee benefits.  On June 9, 2017, an Administrative Law Judge determined that three Uber drivers were employees, not independent contractors. Today’s employment law blog discusses the Uber case.

The Blurry Line Between Independent Contractor and Employee

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