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Independent Contractor or Employee: Guidelines to Ensure Compliance
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SUMMARY
Outsourcing work to independent contractors has become a major trend by employers. However, the increased scrutiny by federal and state governments makes this risky business. The IRS has stringent rules of who can and can not be classified as an independent contractor. Done wrong, employers can face hefty penalties and liability for back taxes. Join us for this 60-minute webinar where you will discover:
- Proven strategies for drafting effective contractor agreements
- How the IRS & regulatory agencies distinguish employee vs. independent contractor
- Grey areas of contractor classification: traps to avoid
- New trends in federal & state laws to determine contractor status
- Case law as it applies to real life worker classification problems
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
This practical, 60-minute webinar will provide you and your colleagues with insightful and useful tips from a leading employment law attorney on what you must consider when determining correct employee classification, the pitfalls to avoid, and the potential risks if employees are misclassified.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Drafting Defensible Independent Contractor Agreements
- Essential elements of effective Independent Contractor agreements
- Keys to establish, maintain & document the independent contractor relationship
- Other cost effective measures to manage liability & reduce incentives for claims
- What factors do courts consider during litigation?
- Independent Contractor vs. Employee: The Differences Under the Law
- State and federal tests used to determine proper classification
- Practical tips on ways to strengthen independent contractor status
- Federal & state enforcement of misclassification of independent contractors
- Joint & single employer issues in complex work places
- Do's & Don'ts to Limit Liability & Reduce Risk
- Keys to limit liability when classifying independent contractors
- How to properly manage erroneously misclassified workers
- Tips in conducting self-audits of proper worker classification
- Tax reporting requirements & liability based on worker classification
- Question and Answer Session - Hear your specific employee classification questions answered!
- Drafting Defensible Independent Contractor Agreements
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SPEAKER
James M. Nelson is a share holder at Greenberg Traurig, LLP and chairs its Labor and Employment and Global Employee Benefits Groups in the Sacramento California Office.
- Mr. Nelson's practice areas include Labor and Employment Law, Class Actions and Employee Benefits Litigation.
- He represents employers and ERISA plan fiduciaries in matters concerning ERISA compliance, fiduciary responsibility, collective bargaining, wage and hour, employee benefits, safety, discrimination, wrongful termination, and other labor and employment issues.
- His experience includes complex litigation, class action defense, administrative proceedings and appeals, as well as advice and counseling to ERISA plan fiduciaries of single-employer and multi-employer plans.
- Mr. Nelson has authored and contributed to many books and publications on Labor and Employment law subjects.
- Mr. Nelson received his J.D. and B.A. degrees from the University of Arizona.
- He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar Association, and the Arizona State Bar Association.
- Mr. Nelson is a regular speaker on current issues on Labor & Employment law topics.
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CLE CREDITS
Continuing Legal Education CLE credit is available for an additional $65 per person in states where teleconferences are accredited
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
The speaker's PowerPoint presentation slides are included with your audio recording purchase. All materials are accessible through the Internet and can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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PRICING
$199.00 for audio conference recording (CD or audiotape) and program materials.
This is an outstanding program and therefore we offer purchasers a Money Back Guarantee. We are so confident that you will find the conference valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee from now until 30 days after the audio recording is shipped, making this a risk-free investment. Audio recordings will be received approximately three weeks after the live conference.
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