Category Archives: Workers Compensation
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Employers may classify workers as independent contractors to get out of paying benefits, workers’ compensation insurance premiums, or unemployment taxes. However, worker classification is subject to agency review. This is important when you suffer an on-the-job injury. Independent contractor v. employees Independent contractors usually: Run an independent business Set their rates and schedule Control who… Read More »
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One person died from injuries sustained in a workplace accident in Bradenton. The accident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, July 5 at WastePro in Bradenton, Investigators say the employee who was killed, Leroy Firestone, was standing on a ladder doing maintenance work on the hydraulic system of a garbage truck. While he was doing… Read More »
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The only people who are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits are qualified employees. Independent contractors cannot receiver workers’ compensation. However, whether a worker is an employee is controlled not by the classification given by the employer, but by their duties and by the circumstances surrounding that employee’s work. Here are a few of the factors… Read More »