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As an independant contractor when should I expect to be paid for services by law?

I am an independent pilot car driver for a trucking company. I worked three days. On the second day I was involved when the load was damaged. The next day I was moved to another position. On the third day I was fired. The other 5 independent pilot car contractors were told to rep...

02/20/2009 | Category » Independent Contractor  State » TX  #15307
Do I need to have a liability waiver for an independant driver for my company in case of an accident

I own a transportation company with only 1 independent contractor. I would like to add a co-driver. My question is: Do I need to have a liability waiver for that driver and how do I go about getting one? I need it so that if he were to get into an accident, he would be responsibl...

03/17/2009 | Category » Independent Contractor  State » MI  #15662
Am I legally responsible for the back pay of discounted childcare?

I work as a speech therapist for a school district through a contract agency. When I registered my son for daycare at the district I was offered a 20% employee discount. I stated I was a contractor and was told I was still eligible for the discount. Now, 10 months later they say...

04/27/2009 | Category » Independent Contractor  State » ALL  #16148
What if we entered into a partnership formed under a Member Managed LLC business structure

Would my wife and I be considered self employed by OSHA (under the U.S. Department of Labor) if we entered into a partnership formed under a Member Managed LLC business structure?

04/28/2009 | Category » Independent Contractor  State » ALL  #16243