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Has your company refused to pay you overtime or meet minimum wage requirements, or denied you benefits and workers comp protection based on the claim that you are not an employee, but a contractor? \u00a0The loophole of Independent contractor is used regularly for companies to have many people working for them without having to pay proper payroll taxes, benefits, insurance and the like. This is not a catch-all where the company can place everyone.\u00a0 It is actually defined by the law who is and is not to be considered a contractor, but still some employers, either knowingly or not, will label workers as such to avoid any or all of the following:<\/p>\n
The biggest catch here is the fact that if you are labeled an independent contractor your company is not required to adhere to a number of California labor laws as they pertain to wages or hours worked. It\u2019s easy to see why this is a common tool for companies looking to cut costs on their workforce, but a true independent contractor is actually defined by their job and duties, not the whim of the employer as to whether or not they wish to pay you as an employee. While there is no exact legal definition of \u201cindependent contractor,\u201d the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) has guidelines they will use to test the situation.\u00a0 You are always presumed to be an employee first, and the employer must prove you otherwise. Some of the criteria that may be used to classify you as a contractor could be:<\/p>\n
Does this sound like your job? If not, and if you are working with close oversight and performing a function that would be considered part of the normal running of the business you work for, but your employer is still calling you an independent contractor, you are likely being labeled as such to save them money! It is not legal to claim contractor status on those who should be employees and leave them without protection and important benefits. If your employer has convinced you that contractor status is better for you as you can then use all of your \u201cwrite-offs\u201d come tax time, ask yourself, is my boss really going to do what\u2019s best for me, or himself?<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t get left in the cold holding the bill.\u00a0 If you have been mislabeled as a contractor, you are likely owed money in wages and business expenses, not to mention penalties and interest on the back wages which can go back as many as four years. United Employees Law Group is here to help. Call TODAY for your FREE review.\u00a0 Don\u2019t let another tax year come and go while you\u2019re left holding the bag!<\/p>\n
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