Thereâs also a type of cochlear implant that has a magnet you don't need to take out in order to have an MRI. Some parts of the device can get damaged if they get wet. You need to take off the speech processor before you bathe, shower, or swim.
independent contractor. Self-employed person (architect, consultant, engineer, etc.) who provides certain services to a second-party called the principal (or client or owner), or to a third-party on behalf of the client. An independent contractor is not under the control, guidance, or influence of the client and, unlike an employee, does not owe a fiduciary duty. The client neither deducts the payroll (or the withholding) taxes from payments to the independent contractor, nor contributes the employer's share.
The distinction between independent contractor and employee is an important one in the United States, as the costs for business owners to maintain employees is significantly higher than independent contractors due to the need to pay Social Security, Medicare and unemployment taxes on employees. Additionally, contractorization has been used as an indirect form of union-busting. 2  An independent contractor can itself be a business with employees; however, in most cases in the United States independent contractors operate as a sole proprietorship or single-member limited liability company.