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.
Generally, the Americans with Disabilities Act, FMLA, and workersâ compensation laws donât protect independent contractors. But a worker isnât an independent contractor just because an employer say she is. Be sure you know when itâs okay to classify a worker as an independent contractor and when itâs not.