Time Auto terminated its independent contractor agreements with two truck drivers on the basis of their involvement with a union. However, an administrative law judge found that the two drivers were actually employees of Time Auto and, in terminating them because of their union activities, the company was in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. The company appealed to a federal appeals court, claiming the drivers weren?t employees. Who was right?
If a worker is an employee, rather than an independent contractor, the employer is required, among other things to withhold and remit the employee’s tax to the federal government.
As layoffs continue to mount and the corporate cocoon begins to look less and less hospitable, Americans say they're increasingly open to alternatives to traditional full-time employment.
Dan Pink thinks it's a good idea to hire a free agent, and he's not talking about an athlete. Pink predicts the American workforce will be transformed by these independent workers.
