| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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| DETERMINING A WORKER'S STATUS |
201 |
| The Employee |
202 |
| Leased Employees and Temporary Help Agencies |
203 |
| Independent Contractors |
204 |
| Independent Contractor vs. Employee |
207 |
| Common-Law Employee vs. Statutory Employee |
208 |
| WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE
LAWS: |
211 |
| Internal Revenue Service |
212 |
| Wage and Hour Division |
213 |
| State Employment Commissions |
214 |
| State Wage and Hour Commissions |
215 |
| Faulty Assumptions |
217 |
| IRS Rulings |
219 |
| THE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPROPER WORKER CLASSIFICATION |
222 |
| Special Tax Assessments |
223 |
| Wage-Hour Penalties |
224 |
| State Employment Commission Penalties |
225 |
| Other Consequences |
227 |
| HOW NONCOMPLIANCE IS DETECTED |
228 |
| Avoiding Unintentional Noncompliance |
229 |
| PAYROLL COST-CONTROL OPTIONS |
231 |
| The "Disposable Employee" |
232 |
| Reduced Hours During Slow Periods |
233 |
| The "Floating Employee" |
234 |
| Employee Leasing and Temporary Help |
235 |
| CHAPTER SUMMARY |
291 |
| REVIEW QUESTIONS |
292 |
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| FIGURES: |
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| 2.1: The IRS Form SS-8 |
212 |
| 2.2: California Worker Status Questionnaire |
214 |
| 2.3: The IRS Form 4669 -- Statement of Payments
Received |
223 |
| 2.4: The IRS Form 4670-- Request for Relief
from Payment of Income Tax |
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| Withholding |
223 |