Independent contractor agreements are not simply helpful to have.  They are critical to ensuring that your business is able to pass Washington State’s independent…Read more

The Employment Security Department (“ESD”) is a Washington state agency tasked with determining whether a business is required to pay unemployment insurance premiums on…Read more

Independent contractor audits — whether with the IRS or L&I or ESD — are notoriously tough. Indeed, even where businesses treat compliance obligations seriously,…Read more

State independent contractor tests indicate when a worker is exempt from paying employment taxes—i.e. L&I’s workers compensation taxes and ESD’s unemployment insurance premiums—on grounds…Read more

Perhaps the single-most greatest indicator of a business’s ability to pass an independent contractor audit by Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), Employment Security…Read more

Working with independent contractors has its share of pitfalls – pitfalls that subject businesses to substantial financial and legal consequences.  Here, in no particular order…Read more

Businesses understand clearly that they need to be careful about who they classify as independent contractors.  They further understand that if they mess up,…Read more

Do your contractors have UBI/Department of Revenue registration numbers for the business they conduct? While answering this question in the affirmative is no guarantee…Read more

Do you have questions about your independent contractor practices, and how you could fare if your business was audited? Ever wished there was an…Read more