independent contractor
noun
: a person hired to do work who controls how the work is done
They hired an independent contractor to fix the roof.
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Questions This week, a taxpayer asks: I was hired as an independent contractor, yet never filled out any paperwork prior to starting work.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The former German government agent is an independent contractor representing NATO at the talks.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on October 7, 2020.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
An Uber spokesperson expressed the company’s support for drivers maintaining their independent contractor status while receiving additional protections.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The former German government agent is an independent contractor representing NATO at the talks.
—EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves loads Amazon Prime grocery bags into a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, on October 7, 2020.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
An Uber spokesperson expressed the company’s support for drivers maintaining their independent contractor status while receiving additional protections.
—Tatiana Walk-Morris, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Independent contractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/independent%20contractor. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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