"face time" at the office

Wed Jun 27 15:52:54 MDT 2007

I wonder if this is a factor for why large corporations around here will
only, in most cases, work with contractors that are incorporated.  It used
to be that companies would work with 1099 contractors, but now they won't
accept that and they require that contractors be incorporated.  

My understanding is that a 1099 contractor that performs most of his work
on-site can be legally considered an employee and the company that retains
the contractor could be held liable for violations of labor and tax laws by
not treating the contractor as an employee for workers' compensation and tax
issues.  

Companies in my area seem to want people on-site because they have been
ripped-off by off-site contractors.  I remember working with contractors
that worked off-site but they really didn't produce that much work, so I
think that they may have been billing for hours not worked.

Lauren

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> To: Connie Giordano
> Cc: Cardimon, Craig; techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
> Subject: Re: "face time" at the office
> 
> Question:
> 
> Someone mentioned "vigorously protecting one's 1099 status" in a post
> earlier on.
> 
> I am wondering, if you are a consultant on a 1099 basis, and the
> "client" says you must come to the office every day, will the 
> IRS make a
> case for your employment coming under a "contracting" 
> category, instead of
> an independent consultant? That also would mean the "client" 
> would be liable
> for paying in Social Security for you, and providing a W2 at 
> the end of the
> year, not a 1099.
> 
> Does anyone know about this? It seems to me that this used to 
> be true (you
> cannot be required to clock in at a client's site every day 
> if you are 1009)
> but I am not sure if it is true in June 2007.
> 
> PT
> 
> 
> On 6/27/07, Connie Giordano <connie at therightwordz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Funny, this is one area where the Federal government (US) 
> is actually
> > trying to take the lead.  Study after study shows that telecommuting
> > improves productivity, reduces road congestion and saves 
> companies millions
> > in operations and maintenance costs.  check the Telework Coalition,
> > http://www.telcoa.org/ for some links and news on legislation.
> >
> > As for me, my current contract required me to have a complete home
> > office.  In three months I've been allowed to use it three 
> times.  It's a
> > global team, and most of my teleconferences include people 
> from both US
> > coasts and two other countries, somebody needs to explain 
> to me why I have
> > to be a cubicle to do that!
> >
> >
> > Connie P. Giordano
> > The Right Words
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> >
> > >  -------Original Message-------
> > >  From: Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon at M-S-G.com>
> > >  Subject: "face time" at the office
> > >  Sent: 27 Jun '07 08:29
> > >
> > >  << The rest want the all-important "face time." ... Most 
> want your butt
> > >  in their chair every day, for reasons I cannot fathom. >>
> > >
> > >  If they see you, they can assume you are working and not playing
> > >  computer games or taking a nap or otherwise goofing off?
> > >
> > >  Well, I can explain it part of the way, but not 
> completely, if that
> > >  makes any sense at all.
> > >
> > >  Here's my take. "Out of sight, out of mind." That is a 
> truism for good
> > >  reason. I have very nearly forgotten to pay bills I 
> stuffed into a
> > >  convenient drawer while trying to tidy up. Same with 
> magazine articles,
> > >  clippings, or what-have-you. If it is not in front of 
> me, where I can
> > >  easily see it every day, it slips my mind in favor of 
> everything else
> > >  yammering for my attention.
> > >
> > >  Here is someone else's take. I overheard one of our 
> remotes recently.
> > He
> > >  flew in to our headquarter for, you guessed it, face 
> time. He said he
> > >  loved being able to work at home, save gas, spend more 
> time with his
> > >  kids, and so forth. The drawback was that he had to work 
> extra hard to
> > >  maintain credibility.
> > >
> > >  Until and unless we invent an electronic version of face time,
> > >  telecommuting will remain a privilege granted on a 
> case-by-case basis.
> > >
> > >  On the other hand, automobiles have been around for more than 100
> > years,
> > >  and driving is still considered a privilege and not a right, even
> > though
> > >  contemporary living almost demands one possess a 
> driver's license. I
> > >  think that's a bit ca-ca, but no one asked me.
> > >
> > >  Craig
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