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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In addition, our long form features are fact-checked by an independent contractor.
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JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2013
Marion Robert Howard, an independent contractor, is making his first run for office.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
The ruling is the latest in a tangle of court decisions over who may be treated as an independent contractor and who is an employee.
AB5 has spurred numerous legal challenges from freelance workers and trucking companies that so far have been unsuccessful.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
For eight years, Lancaster resident Pablo Scipione and his attorneys pushed for compensation the 46-year-old independent contractor said he was owed due to a workplace accident in early 2016.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2013
Marion Robert Howard, an independent contractor, is making his first run for office.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
The ruling is the latest in a tangle of court decisions over who may be treated as an independent contractor and who is an employee.
AB5 has spurred numerous legal challenges from freelance workers and trucking companies that so far have been unsuccessful.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
For eight years, Lancaster resident Pablo Scipione and his attorneys pushed for compensation the 46-year-old independent contractor said he was owed due to a workplace accident in early 2016.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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“Independent contractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/independent%20contractor. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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