Preserving Independent Contractor Status in the Wake of Non-Employee Unemployment Benefits

In the face of the pandemic over the last year, Congress issued several rounds of unemployment assistance through the CARES Act not only to employees but also to workers classified as independent contractors or self-employed. While this comes as a welcome relief to those workers facing economic challenges, it complicates the already confusing issue of whether an independent contractor is properly classified as such......
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

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