Why Most Independent Contractors May Be Considered Employees
by Tam Recruiting | Apr 29, 2016 | Applicant Management, applicant management software, applicant tracking software, applicant tracking systems, Compliance, DOL, employee classification, Employee misclassification, FLSA, HR News, Independent contractor, Independent Contractors, Recruiting Best Practices

There are plenty of reasons that some people choose to go out on their own and work as independent contractors: flexible hours, unlimited income potential, control over income taxes, and control over the trajectory of their careers. There are also many reasons companies like to hire independent contractors, two of the most common being scalability and cost.
Some companies question when they should begin to transition from hiring independent contractors to full-time employees, but a more serious question should be, are your independent contractors already employees who have been misclassified? According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), most workers are employees. The DOL issued a guidance in July of 2015 stating that the “misclassification of employees as independent contractors is found in an increasing number of workplaces i