Workersâ Compensation Issues. When Hiring Independent Contractors. If you hire independent contractors to perform work for or provide a service to your business, the. Texas Supreme Court made a decision on August 31, 2007 that may affect you. The case was. Entergy Gulf States, Inc. vs. John Summers.
Clayâs American System was one of his greatest contributions to American society. Clay presented it as a key aspect of his Whig Partyâs political platform, characterizing it as a plan for uniting the country economically and permitting the growth of a domestic manufacturing base.
To the surprise of many, the House elected John Quincy Adams over rival Andrew Jackson. It was widely believed that Clay, the Speaker of the House at the time, convinced Congress to elect Adams, who then made Clay his Secretary of State. Jackson's supporters denounced this as a corrupt bargain.. The corrupt bargain that placed Adams in the White House and Clay in the State Department launched a four-year campaign of revenge by the friends of Andrew Jackson.