Those products are made by contractors, meaning that Nike has more in common with Sears Roebuck than American Can.
The U.S. Navy alone involves hundreds of thousands of active personnel, in addition to contractors, meaning Qadium has a higher number of users.
Three Uber drivers initially filed the lawsuit, claiming that they are employees rather contractors, meaning that they should get health benefits and reimbursement for gas and other car expenses.
Uber drivers are currently classified as independent contractors, meaning they are not entitled to benefits such as minimum wage, overtime, expense reimbursement or health insurance.
But the settlement does not change their employment status as independent contractors — meaning they will not receive any protections commonly reserved for employees, such as health insurance, expense reimbursement or overtime wages.
It is estimated that the average construction worker on an affordable housing project is making about $16,000 a year, at least a third are paid off the books and another third are probably paid as "independent contractors," meaning they don't get unemployment insurance, social security, workers compensation and so on.
Many therapists work as self-employed contractors, meaning you won't need to worry about providing benefits or deducting taxes from a paycheck.
Many labor in the no-man's land of "independent contractor" status, meaning that they don't have the right to organize because they don't have an employer to bargain with.
Say you have a dog-grooming business: There's like a 39-point test to determine whether your cutters are "independent contractors" (meaning that they aren't subject to payroll taxes).
Another blow for Uber's UK business: The company has lost its appeal against an employment tribunal ruling which last year judged that the Uber drivers who brought the case should be classified as workers, rather than self-employed contractors — meaning they are entitled to benefits such as holiday pay and the UK's National Minimum Wage.
