Adhering to local, state and federal laws regarding independent contractors is an important ... A common mistake is to start with HR documents as templates. This is natural and easy, but a bad ...

For independent contractors, paying taxes isn’t quite so simple. Freelancers, contract workers and self-employed people have to estimate how much they owe and pay taxes four times a year.

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule that would set multi-factor standards for what constitutes an independent contractor, a departure from previous federal guidelines adopted under ...