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Determining Law Firm Employee Classification Through the ABC Test

Law firms have traditionally been large consumers of contract labor for a variety of purposes. These workers are traditionally classified as independent contractors, issued a 1099 and treated as ineligible for employee benefits. In recent years, many states have started to adopt the “ABC” test to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee.

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Law firms have traditionally been large consumers of contract labor for a variety of purposes. Such positions often include of-counsel attorneys, discovery attorneys, investigators, and temporary workers of all sorts that are engaged to work on a specific matter. These workers are traditionally classified as independent contractors, issued a 1099 and treated as ineligible for employee benefits.

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