Employers are sometimes tempted to characterize employees as “independent contractors,” hoping thereby to avoid certain tax obligations. Several years ago, Microsoft came out on the losing end when its “ICs” successfully sued to recover pension benefits. Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp., 120 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 1997)(en banc). More recently, FedEx “ICs” in California have recovered work-related expenses under […]
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