Record #:

20702

Author(s):

Juffras, Diane M.

Abstract:

This bulletin examines the advantages and risks of government employers using independent contractors to perform work traditionally done by regular employees. The advantages to the employer are that the independent contractor receives no overtime pay, no benefits, no withholding, no FICA contributions, and no workers' compensation.

Source:

Public Employment Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7835 .A519), Vol. Issue 32, May 2005, p1-27, f

Subject(s):

Independent contractors