Originally posted at paulmcinnes.com A report released Wednesday asserts that two-thirds of the nation’s truck drivers who haul goods from U.S. seaports, such as the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, are misclassified as independent contractors, a distinction some labor advocates say allows trucking companies to skirt labor laws.
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On June 16, 2015, Forbes columnist and senior editor Daniel Fisher, who covers finance, the law, and how the two interact, posted on his column a guest post by Richard Reibstein, one of the co-publishers of this blog, entitled “Is Your Company On The Independent Contractor Hit List?” The text of that guest post follows.
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Posted from irs.gov It is critical that business owners correctly determine whether the individuals providing services are employees or independent contractors. Generally, you must withhold income taxes, withhold and pay Social Security and Medicare taxes, and pay unemployment tax on wages paid to an employee. You do not generally have
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Originally Posted on palaylaw.com Written by Michael Strauss Palay Law Firm has long been representing the interests of California-based truckers in disputes with their employers. The last few years have seen an increasing number of trucking companies reclassifying their employees as independent contracts. Known as “owner-operators,” these individuals are for
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Originally posted on tenfourmagazine.com By Wayne Schooling Trucking and labor organizations across the nation are engaged in a debate over what determines independent contractor status, as lawmakers and courts consider whether owner operators should be classified as employees. Since November 2013, twenty-two bills have been introduced across the country to
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Originally Posted on forbes.com By Robert Wood Whether to hire employees or independent contractors can seem like a no-brainer. With independent contractors you don’t have to withhold taxes or pay benefits and they are easier to fire. But if your “independent contractors” are reclassified the IRS can assess crippling retroactive
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