independent contractor
noun[C]
TAX,LAWukus(abbreviationIC)apersonorcompanythatsuppliesgoodsorservicesto anothercompany:
Anemployerisfreeto use theservicesofemployeesorindependentcontractors.
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The principal, on his view, is not liable for wrongs committed by anindependentcontractoror its employees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is not only in case law that one has difficulty with the termindependentcontractor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These attorneys are people who work for the firm, like associates, although some firms have anindependentcontractorrelationship with their counsel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If there was such duty it could not be delegated and the employment of anindependentcontractoris an irrelevant consideration.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If anindependentcontractorhired by the landowner injures an invitee (intentionally or through negligence), the owner can be held vicariously liable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Generally, a principal is not liable for acts of anindependentcontractordue to the lack of control over how the contractors work is performed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The company argued that theirindependentcontractorbusiness model nurtured the entrepreneurial spirit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The depot is run by anindependentcontractorunder an agreement with the government.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Today he is anindependentcontractor, transporting workers' compensation recipients to their doctor appointments.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In casu, the defendant had employed anindependentcontractorto demolish certain buildings.
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