Unit 6: Classifying Workers (Open-access Book Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues)
Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues 2022 located at https://psu.pb.unizin.org/entlawoperationalissues/
26 Pages Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Date Written: May 15, 2022
Abstract
This unit will cover the following topics:
•Why classifying workers as either employee or independent contractor matters
•Different tests for classifying (Federal and State)
•Penalties
Keywords: independent contractor, gig, platform, IRS twenty factor test, ABC test, worker classification, employment, hiring, misclassification, control test, economic realities test, business operations, small business, entrepreneurship, startup
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Prince, Samantha J., Unit 6: Classifying Workers (Open-access Book Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues) (May 15, 2022). Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues 2022 located at https://psu.pb.unizin.org/entlawoperationalissues/, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4137482
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