Which would you prefer to hire—an independent contractor or an official employee
Employee vs. Independent Contractor
Assignment:
If you had a choice, which would you prefer to hire—an independent contractor or an official employee? Explain your choice?
Justify your response and include at least two or three factors that distinguishes an employee from an independent contractor.
Expectations: 1 page, 3 cited sources
REQUIRED READING
Bruno, T., & Editor, O. (2016). Labor & employment – restrictive covenants – at-will employment – tort/negligence – trade secret misappropriation – conversion – unfair trade practices – contract. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved from ProQuest
DeNicco, J. P. (2015). Employment-at-will exceptions and jobless recovery. Journal of Macroeconomics. 45, 245-257. doi:10.1016/j.jmacro.2015.05.
DiLorenzo, L. P. (2015). The mailbag. HR Specialist: New York Employment Law, 10(1), 8.
Dove, L. R., Findley, H., Edwards, T., & Jones, G. (2016). An overview of recent appellate court decisions on the Family and Medical Leave Act: Guidance for employers. Labor Law Journal, 67(1), 298-316. Retrieved from ProQuest
Smith, A. (2016). Kesha’s lawsuit shows the upside of at-will employment. HRNews, Retrieved from ProQuest
Verkuil, P. R. (2015). Deprofessionalizing state governments: The rise of public at-will employment. Public Administration Review, 75(2), 188-189. doi:10.1111/puar.12334
Kabrene, S. M., Ochard, C., Howard, J. M., Soriano, M. A., & Leduc, R. (2006). The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context. Retrieved from https://human-resources-
Muller, D. (2015). 5 Employee relations challenges confronting healthcare. Retrieved from https://hracuity.com/5-
VIDEOS
National Federation of Independent Business. (2015). Understanding Employment at Will | NFIB Legal Ease. Retrieved from : https://www.youtube.
OPTIONAL READING
Cooper, M. (2016). We act as if work is optional for women. It’s not. Washington: WP Company LLC d/b/a The Washington Post. Retrieved from ProQuest.
Solution preview
Worker classification is an important concern to many people bearing in mind it determines whether an employer must benefit from the various outlined employment laws. These laws cover only employees and classifying an employee as an independent contractor can deny them protection of these laws………………………
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