The Legal Aid Society–Employment Law Center

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Independent Contractors

Fact Sheets and Other Self-Help Tools

• Ind. Contractor or Employee? How You Should Be Classified printer-friendly version
• 12 Facts About Employment Law printer-friendly version

• related topics:

  • Hiring / Termination / Job Loss
  • Pay and Hours
  • Unemployment Insurance
  • more topics

Key Resources

• US Internal Revenue Service
• CA “Labor Commissioner” (Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement [DLSE])
• US Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division

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