Meeting/Event Information

Independent Contractors - You be the Judge: That Contractor May Be Your Employee

Presented by Kathleen Pohlid, Attorney & Mark Westlake, Partner, Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin, PLLC

This is an interactive session in which attendees will examine several case scenarios involving different businesses in different industries and consider their use of workers to determine whether the worker is a contractor or an employee. Attendees will learn: (1) the potential areas of liability implicated by mischaracterizing employees as contractors; (2) the different tests used by the IRS, the U. S. Department of Labor, and under state law for this determination; and (3) best practices to avoid liability for mischaracterizing employees as independent contractors.

Schedule: Doors open at 7:15 am for registration and networking. Buffet breakfast begins at 7:20 am, and the presentation starts promptly at 8:00 am.
Breakfast:

• Members: $18 by end of business Tuesday, June 10 $24 afterwards.

• Student: $9 by end of business Tuesday June 10, $12 afterwards. 

• Future Members: $29 by end of business Tuesday, June 10, $35 afterwards.

This program has been awarded 1 hour of HR recertification credit. "The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

Please thank our sponsor Fifth Third Bank for making this event possible:

Biographies: Kathy Pohlid has over 20 years of experience in litigation and employment law. She advises clients in matters including employment law, discrimination, occupational safety and health, Americans with Disabilities Act (accommodation & discrimination) and regulatory compliance. She formerly represented the Secretary of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor for 12 years before going into private practice.

Mark Westlake works with entrepreneurs, individuals and businesses to minimize their state and federal tax liabilities. In the area of business tax counseling, Mark advises clients to effectively organize and establish entities where tax burdens are a principal concern. He also represents clients in structuring, negotiating, documenting and implementing transactions that are sensitive to tax ramifications.