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joshlevin11
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What is the name of your state?
Massachusetts
Hello,
I'm launching a service start-up that will send experts to people's homes. It's an LLC, and I'm assuming the experts will be independent contractors. They will each be working about 4-12 hours per week. I'll have only one full-time employee, and I'm thinking of starting her as an independent contractor as well in order to reduce paperwork. From these things, the following questions arise:
-Can Independent Contractors receive bonuses?
-Can Independent Contractors be paid by the hour?
-Can Independent Contractors be paid for travel time?
-Can Independent Contractors receive health care insurance from the company?
-In the non-compete agreement I have my experts sign, can I write in a monetary penalty for competition? - e.g. "Said contractor will owe $100,000 in punitive damages competitive contracting is proven in a court of law."
-Bonus Question in the insurance field:
What do we need to be protected from lawsuit from both the independent contractors and the clients? Do the independent contractors need liability insurance? Do they need professional liability insurance? Who should provide these things, the company or the independent contractors individually? Can we have them just sign a “work at your own risk” agreement for now? If so, how do we still protect ourselves from the clients?
I will be very thankful to anyone who can answer any of these questions,
cheers,
Joshua
Massachusetts
Hello,
I'm launching a service start-up that will send experts to people's homes. It's an LLC, and I'm assuming the experts will be independent contractors. They will each be working about 4-12 hours per week. I'll have only one full-time employee, and I'm thinking of starting her as an independent contractor as well in order to reduce paperwork. From these things, the following questions arise:
-Can Independent Contractors receive bonuses?
-Can Independent Contractors be paid by the hour?
-Can Independent Contractors be paid for travel time?
-Can Independent Contractors receive health care insurance from the company?
-In the non-compete agreement I have my experts sign, can I write in a monetary penalty for competition? - e.g. "Said contractor will owe $100,000 in punitive damages competitive contracting is proven in a court of law."
-Bonus Question in the insurance field:
What do we need to be protected from lawsuit from both the independent contractors and the clients? Do the independent contractors need liability insurance? Do they need professional liability insurance? Who should provide these things, the company or the independent contractors individually? Can we have them just sign a “work at your own risk” agreement for now? If so, how do we still protect ourselves from the clients?
I will be very thankful to anyone who can answer any of these questions,
cheers,
Joshua