"face time" at the office

[Lauren]

I became my own LLC so that I can avoid agencies.  I have been lazy about
trying to get on prefered vendors' lists, but I am set-up for it when I feel
like working again.  Companies also seem to want to avoid agencies these
days.  

I interviewed with one agency in my town that wanted to improve its image
with companies and the state by being a solutions provider rather than an
agency.  It changed its structure from employment agency to solutions
provider, so now they hire people directly and put them to work at different
client sites.  Previously, an employee would be a W-2 employee for the term
of the contract, now employees are hired by the solutions provider.  I don't
recall if employees receive a salary regardless of whether they are on
contract, but it sounds like they keep people working, although I would not
work with them.

Lauren
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus.edu at lists.techwr-l.com 
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus.edu at lists.techwr-l.com] On 
> Behalf Of Condo, Candis
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 12:35 PM
> To: Gene Kim-Eng; techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
> Subject: RE: "face time" at the office
> 
> Unfortunately, Gene, that's exactly why so many contract writers are
> having to go through an Agency. They then become an employee of the
> agency which then dictates when and where they will work-- usually on
> site. Most annoying.
> 
> Candis Condo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+ccondo=c-cor.com at lists.techwr-l.com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+ccondo=c-cor.com at lists.techwr-l.com] 
> On Behalf
> Of Gene Kim-Eng
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:52 AM
> To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
> Subject: Re: "face time" at the office
> 
> A 1099 client cannot dictate when, where or how a
> contractor performs work, only deadlines and
> deliverables.  If a client or contractor fail to
> maintain this relationship, the IRS and state
> employment agencies may reclassify the contractor
> from independent contractor to employee.  For
> the contractor, this means loss of self-employment
> tax deductions.  For the client, this means requirement
> to withold federal and state taxes, social security
> (both employer and employee payments) disability,
> etc.  There are also various federal and state penalties
> imposed on employers that violate the contractor
> rules.
> 
> Gene Kim-Eng
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pro TechWriter" <pro.techwriter at gmail.com>
> 
> > 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.
> 
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