When the announcement was first made that Neve Campbell's character, Leann Harvey, on House of Cards would be a for-real thing, I was pretty pumped. A badass survivor from Scream now shacking up with Frank and Claire Underwood full-time? It sounded all too good to be true. And yet, here we are.
One who checks all the contractor boxes in the employee versus independent contractor test. One who works for others while theyâre working for you. And if you make that contractor sign a non-compete agreement, then guess what, they now only work for youâlike an employee.
Whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor or an employee under NC workersâ compensation law is determined by a number of factors but generally comes down to the level of control exercised by the employer. It does not much matter what the parties call the relationship. A true independent contractor is usually not covered by workersâ comp in North Carolina. There are special rules that require certain subcontractors and truckers to be covered by workersâ comp even if they are independent contractors.