Set Builders Under The Independent Contractor Law
Wondering if Your Independent Contractor Status is Legal?
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Independent Contractor Law Solution
Juan, Mark and Jim were pretty clearly employees under the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law. The employer had more or less acknowledged this, by re-classifying them after the Attorney General investigated.
The employer, however, was unwilling to compensate them for the harm they had suffered by being paid as 1099 workers for several years, or for their termination immediately on the heels of the correction of that error. After resisting litigation based on an arbitration provision in their independent contractor agreements, the employer finally agreed to a settlement that compensated them for these damages.
The employer, however, was unwilling to compensate them for the harm they had suffered by being paid as 1099 workers for several years, or for their termination immediately on the heels of the correction of that error. After resisting litigation based on an arbitration provision in their independent contractor agreements, the employer finally agreed to a settlement that compensated them for these damages.
Postscript
Our clients were ultimately made whole for the damage they had suffered, but not until after a protracted legal battle, complicated by the fact that they had signed agreements to arbitrate disputes with their employer.
If you are in a similar situation, it pays to get legal advice as soon as you have questions about your employment classification. It is also a good idea usually to request a copy of your personnel file, so that you will know ahead of time if there are surprises in there like an agreement to arbitrate.
If you are in a similar situation, it pays to get legal advice as soon as you have questions about your employment classification. It is also a good idea usually to request a copy of your personnel file, so that you will know ahead of time if there are surprises in there like an agreement to arbitrate.
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