According to Jeffrey Eisenach, an economist at George Mason University, since 2005 the number of workers classified as independent contractors is up by more than one million. The reason employers do this is obvious: employers don’t have to pay unemployment taxes on contractors; contractors don’t get the same vacation and sick day perks employees do;
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Sometimes you need another person to be able to make Big, Important Decisions for you. But some decisions – like taking out a loan, or buying a house – are so Big and Important another person legally can’t make them for you. Even if you really, really want them to. That is, unless you grant
Summer is officially here, and students across the county are filing into offices to start internships. While the number of job openings is scarce for young people, student internships have risen dramatically in recent years. The National Association of College and Employers recently found that the percent of graduating students with internships has more than
This is a story about you, if you sold neon green tube socks. I’m listening. So you’ve been selling your neon green tube socks to all your friends, and have been doing well. You decide to take the next step and start selling them to the general public. Your company needs an awesome name to
So let’s say that you’ve filed your articles of organization and started operations for your business as a dog toy company, fictitiously labeled “Dog-Toys ‘R’ Us.” In your first two years, your new limited liability company (LLC) does so well that you decide to expand into toys for cats, and other animal-related products. However, you
