Independent Contractor

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An independent contractor is a natural person, business or corporation which provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract. Unlike an employee, an independent contractor does not work regularly for an employer but works as and when required, during which time she or he may be subject to the Law of Agency. Contractors often work through a limited company which they themselves own, or may work through an umbrella company.

An independent contractor in tort

The employer of an independent contractor is generally not held vicariously liable for the tortious acts and omissions of the contractor, because the control and supervision found in an employer-employee or Principal-Agent relationship is lacking. However, vicarious liability will be imposed in three circumstances:

where the contractor injures an invitee to the real property of the employer,
the contractor is involved in an ultra-hazardous activity (one likely to cause substantial injury, such as blasting with explosives), or
the employer is estopped from denying liability because he has held out the independent contractor as if he were simply an employee or agent.

See also: IRS Reclassification

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In jurisprudence, a natural person is a human being perceptible through the senses and subject to physical laws, as opposed to an artificial or juristic person, i.e., an organization that the law treats for some purposes as if it were a person distinct from its members or owner.
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Business law
Business organizations
Basic forms:
Sole proprietorship
Corporation
Partnership
(General · Limited · LLP)
Cooperative
USA:
Business trust · LLC · LLLP
Delaware corporation
Nevada corporation
UK/Commonwealth:
Limited company
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A good or commodity in economics is any object or service that increases utility, directly or indirectly, not to be confused with good in a moral or ethical sense (see Utilitarianism and consequentialist ethical theory).
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Service can refer to:

Public services, services carried out with the aim of providing a public good
A penetrant, as defined by a building code
Service (Systems Architecture), the provision of a discrete business or technology function within a systems environment; i.

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Contract Law
Part of the common law series
Contract
Contract formation
Offer and acceptance · Mailbox rule
Mirror image rule · Invitation to treat
Firm offer · Consideration
Defenses against formation
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For other senses of the word "agency", see agency.

Agency is an area of commercial law dealing with a contractual or quasi-contractual tripartite set of relationships when an Agent is authorized to act on behalf of another (called the Principal) to
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In the United Kingdom, an umbrella company acts as employer to independent contractors who work under temporary contract, usually through a specialist employment agency. Recruitment agencies will only issue contracts to a Limited Company; since the introduction of the MSC (Managed
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Tort law II
Part of the common law series
Negligent torts
Negligence · Negligent hiring
Negligent entrustment · Malpractice
Negligent infliction of emotional distress
Doctrines affecting liability
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Tort law
Part of the common law series
Negligence
Duty of care · Standard of care
Proximate cause · Res ipsa loquitur
Calculus of negligence · Eggshell skull
Negligent emotional distress
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Property law
Part of the common law series
Acquisition of property
Gift · Adverse possession · Deed
Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
Alienation · Bailment · License
Estates in land
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Estoppel is a legal doctrine recognised both at common law and in equity in various forms. It is meant to complement the requirement of consideration in contract law. In general it protects a party who would suffer detriment if:

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IRS reclassification as an employee occurs where persons claimed as (or claiming to be) independent contractors are recategorized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or by state tax authorities, as W-2 employees.
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A subcontractor is an individual or in many cases a business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract.

A subcontractor is hired by a general contractor (or prime contractor) to perform a specific task as part of the overall
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A performance bond is a surety bond issued by an insurance company to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor.

For example, a contractor may cause a performance bond to be issued in favor of a client for whom the contractor is constructing a building.
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A contingent workforce is a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis, also known as freelancers, independent professionals, temporary contract workers, independent contractors or consultants.
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Real estate trends is a generic term used to describe any consistent pattern or change in the general direction of the real estate industry which, over the course of time, causes a statistically noticeable change.
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Inside contracting is the practice of hiring contractors who work inside the proprietor's factory. It replaced the putting out system, where contractors worked in their own facilities. Inside contracting was the system favored by the Springfield and Harper's Ferry Armories.
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