Mar 1, 1992

Just How Independent Are Those Workers?

Resources for evaluating the legal status of your independent contractors.

 

If you're confused about whether or not your independent contractors are indeed independent (see "Legal Briefs," [Article link] below), consider that --

BNA Plus (800-452-7773, 202-452-4323 in Washington, D.C.), the Bureau of National Affairs' research arm, can provide you with resource material on the difference between employees and independent contractors, for $23 plus $5 shipping and handling.

Paladin (201-584-9488), a labor-relations consulting firm in Flanders, N.J., will send you a checklist of the 19 factors the IRS considers in evaluating a worker's status, for $5.

The IRS will rule on the employees in question if you file a Form SS-8 with the district director at your IRS district office.

-- Ellyn E. Spragins