Rejecting work opportunities – If the worker has the right to accept or reject work on a particular project without fear of loss of employment, this indicates an independent contractor. Payment of business and/or travelling expenses – If the principal ordinarily pays the worker’s business or traveling expenses, then the worker is usually considered an employee. Oral or written reports – A requirement that the worker submit regular oral or written reports to the principal indicates control.
Order or sequence determined by principal – If the worker performs services in the order or sequence determined by the person for whom the services are performed, the worker is likely an employee.
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Set hours of work – Control is indicated if set hours of work are established by the person for whom services are rendered.įull time required – If the worker devotes substantially full time to the business of the person for whom services are rendered, then such person has control over the amount of time the worker can work and impliedly restricts the worker from engaging in other gainful work. If a worker engages his own assistants, he may be an independent contractor. Hiring, firing, supervising and paying assistants – If the person for whom services are rendered hires, discharges, and pays workers, then that factor shows control over all workers.
Services rendered personally – If the services must be rendered personally (not by an employee of the independent contractor) then the right to control is suggested. Integration – Integration of the worker’s services into the principal’s business operations shows the worker is subject to direction and control. Training – Mandatory training through meetings, attending classes (in person or online), or apprenticeship with a more experienced worker indicates the right to control. Direct Evidence of the Right to ControlĬompliance with instructions – Control is present if the person for whom the services are performed has the right to require compliance with instructions throughout the process, not just for the final product or service. Four right-of-control factors distinguish an employee from an independent contractor. Click here to view the Internal Revenue Service guidelines.Ĭoverage under the Workers’ Compensation Law is dependent upon the existence of an employer-employee relationship. The guidelines below are used by the Idaho Industrial Commission. Each agency uses its own guidelines and makes its own decision when classifying workers. Three agencies make the determination whether your workers are employees or independent contractors – the Idaho Industrial Commission (workers’ compensation law), the Idaho Department of Labor, and the Internal Revenue Service.
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