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Revision as of 10:26, 5 October 2015

Independent Contractor

The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if (the person for whom the services are performed) has the right to control or direct only the result of work, and not what will be done and how it will be done or method of accomplishing the result.[1][2]


The Department of Labor issued in July 2015 an Administrative Interpretationwriting that "most workers are employees under the FLSA.

References and Notes

File:DOL Administrative Interpretation - Employees vs. Indpendent Contractors.pdf

  1. IRS Website; October 2013, Independent Contractor(Self-Employed) or Employee
  2. http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Independent-Contractor-(Self-Employed)-or-Employee