independent contractor

[in-di-pen-duhnt kon-trak-ter]

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noun

a self-employed skilled worker hired to do a piece of work under a contract that allows them to control how the work is carried out.
Many of us work part-time or, like me, are independent contractors doing freelance work for various companies and individuals.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of independent contractor¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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Blumenthal had been the state’s attorney general for years, and during the Senate race his office launched an investigation of WWE’s abuse of independent contractor categories, a tactic that both blocks full benefits for employees and robs government coffers at all levels of payroll taxes.

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If he’s done anything about independent contractor abuse while serving in the Senate, I don’t know about it.

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The switch in labor law came back in 2019, when a sweeping law governing worker classification rules across various industries called Assembly Bill 5 was approved — a law that codified a California Supreme Court decision creating a stricter test to judge whether a worker should be considered an employee rather than an independent contractor.

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County officials have not commented on that assertion — or others — citing the ongoing investigation being conducted by the McChrystal Group, an independent contractor that specializes in disaster management.

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USC paid him $155,000 as an independent contractor from July 2019 to June 2020.

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