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I am a retired teacher and I have started working part time for a company where my job consists of Google searches, sending emails and making phone calls. I work from home, approximately 20 - 25 hours a week, and use my own computer/telephone. I am given instructions every day as to what tasks I should be working on. Would I be considered an employee or an independent contractor? Obviously, my employer's life would be easier if I were not an employee. From what I have been reading, I believe I would be considered an employee, but I have the feeling my employer will try to persuade me that I am in fact an independent contractor. Many thanks for any help you can give me to clarify this matter.

brother in law worked for a garage for 15 years employer came to him and was going to reduce his hours to 3 days a week bro-in law could not afford this--employer had hired another in the meantime at lower waged brother in law never got one cent of severance --did nit know he was entitled as he had quit to find a full time job now about 3 yrs later he has found out does he have any recourse

Hello, I have been waiting over 3 months to get my outstanding wages, record of employment, and pay stubs from my last employer who I have contacted numerous times to try to work this out. What can I do?

Sold Company and new buyer assumed the employees, now one employee is suing me for wrongful dismissal because the new owner won't pay the employee what is legally his, the employee is suing both me and the new owner

i got let go at work , i was employed with this company for 2 yrs , i got injured at work and was on wisb for apprx 2 months then one day 2weeks ago they told me i was done , because i was too slow , and my coworkers complained that i was too slow , i asked for written proof of this complaint ,and they couldn't give it too me, so when it came down to severance , the owner and me shook on 8 weeks he said that was fine , well i didnt get 8 weeks i got 4 weeks , now im thinking that they got rid of me cause i had a claim with wsib