As courts continue to be critical of noncompete agreements, employers must remain informed and proactive to make sure their agreements can withstand judicial scrutiny. Around this time last year, we ...

Congratulations! Stepping out on your own is a big deal and I want you to celebrate … and protect yourself. When you agree to work for another person or company as a freelancer, you're acting as an ...

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Written independent contractor agreements provide you with legal protection. For most types of projects you might hire an independent contractor to do, the law does not require you to put anything in ...

The ever-expanding independent workforce is becoming an increasingly strategic resource for organizations looking to access specialized expertise and in-demand skills. Of course HR managers want to ...

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Business owners know that owning too many responsibilities can be not only exhausting — but at times paralyzing. We all need to play to ...

An independent contractor is a person who is contracted to perform services without having the legal status of an employee. Requests for these services using sponsored and non-sponsored Research ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Q:My company manufactures and distributes novelty key chains. We’ve recruited someone as a salesperson and plan to pay him on a ...

One of the biggest liabilities for small business owners is improperly classifying workers. Recently, a number of our local day spas and salons were fined for incorrectly classifying workers as ...