Independent Contractor or Employee: Classify Your Non-Profit Workers Correctly

This webinar is very important for nonprofit organizations so that they can ensure that they can limit liability by properly classifying their workers.

Many non-profit entities classify workers as independent contractors or employees without understanding the differences between the two under federal and state laws, without appreciating that different agencies apply different definitions and standards and that, perhaps, there may be a safe harbor for their practices.  The patchwork of laws and regulations plus heightened scrutiny by regulators creates uncertainty and puts employers at risk of fines, penalties and back tax assessments by regulators and claims to back wages and benefits by employees.  This live webinar will assist the persons responsible for classification to understand and logically group the federal and state criteria, and how to apply the various standards to their organizations.

This webinar also will teach the participants how to determine if a safe harbor for independent contractor classification applies and, if so, what steps should be taken to preserve the protection.  Improper classification can lead to forced reclassification of groups of workers, payment of associated back income and employment taxes, fines and penalties and potential claims by employees for back wages and benefits.

Learning Objectives

- You will be able to  discuss the pros, cons and risks of classifying workers as independent contractors, main features of employees and independent contractors and straight-forward adjustments to clarify ambiguities.

- You will be able to identify the risks of mis-classifying workers as independent contractors/employees, the main features of both and the consequences of reclassification.

- You will be able to recognize the characteristics of employment and independent contractor relationships as seen through the eyes of the regulators.

- You will be able to review independent contractor relationships and broadly assess whether they are correctly classified.