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.
An independent contractor contracts with an employer to do a particular piece of work. This working relationship is a flexible one that provides benefits to both the worker and the employer.However, there are drawbacks to the relationship as well. A worker who performs for more than one firm at a time is generally an independent contractor. 2  If a worker makes his or her services available to the general public on a regular and consistent basis, that worker is generally an independent contractor.