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Just a thank you to the MTSOs who hire ICs and actually let them be ICs. sm - Happy MT

Posted: Apr 07, 2015

I thought maybe I was doomed to the lot of those who want to hire ICs to work as employees with set hours and all sorts of other restrictions but finally I am actually working as an IC with 24-hour turnaround time with both companies. For me, this is an ideal situation as I am at my most productive when I work a couple of hours and then do something else for awhile. There are so many MTSOs who take advantage of the MTs any way they can, and that makes me even more grateful for the ones who "do it right," realizing of course that right for me may not be right for everyone else.

RE: IC - MT415

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I have worked for companies that wanted you to work set hours as an IC and I have also worked for companies that will assign you work tell you have 24 hours TAT, but if you are not constantly in your chair typing, i.e., have a doctor's appointment or need to take a 15-minute break, they take it away and reassign it. It is good to know there are companies out there who still allow you to work as a "true IC."

Important message-Here's the thing, if you are working - sickofitmt

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for ANY MTSO and they are classifying you as an IC, then they better be following the government guidelines for what constitutes that. I think those guidelines are on the gov site. This is just a scam by or give you any benefits when you are really an employee.

So, if they are requiring you to set hours and work specific times, even produce a certain amount of lines per hour/day, then they are in violation and should be reported to the DOL.

One of the reasons this business has gone in the dump is because we have allowed it to. We got the crap end of the deal and now barely make minimum wage anymore and have to work 2 or 3 jobs, 50-60 hours a week, usually with NO benefits just to make ends meet.

So, REPORT THESE MTSOs to the DOL for their corrupt practices. IC should be IC as classified by the government. You should NOT be sitting by your computer waiting for work and being paid less than minimum wage while doing it.

The more MTSOs that get investigated by the DOL the better. This business has become so corrupt that I am embarrassed to be a part of it and I am fighting back. I just wrote a letter to my congresswoman about offshoring, but that isn't enough. I will report each one I feel is in violation to the DOL from now on.

REPORT THEM-STAND UP AND FIGHT-IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET US BACK!

I didn't read this totally, but here is the link for - sickofitmt

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government IC class from AHDI: Read it and if you are an IC and your employer is in violation, call DOL.

http://www.ahdionline.org/Careers/CareerResources/TheIRSandClassificationofICEmployees/tabid/334/Default.aspx

AHDI IC link-see message - sickofitmt

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It seems you have to use this one, but it is all spelled out here for all types of employment.

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p15a/ar02.html#d0e298

A snippet on the subject from IRS.gov - sickofitmt

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Degree of Instruction

Degree of Instruction means that the more detailed the instructions, the more control the business exercises over the worker. More detailed instructions indicate that the worker is an employee. Less detailed instructions reflects less control, indicating that the worker is more likely an independent contractor.

Note: The amount of instruction needed varies among different jobs. Even if no instructions are given, sufficient behavioral control may exist if the employer has the right to control how the work results are achieved. A business may lack the knowledge to instruct some highly specialized professionals; in other cases, the task may require little or no instruction. The key consideration is whether the business has retained the right to control the details of a worker's performance or instead has given up that right.

Evaluation System

If an evaluation system measures the details of how the work is performed, then these factors would point to an employee.

If the evaluation system measures just the end result, then this can point to either an independent contractor or an employee.

Training

If the business provides the worker with training on how to do the job, this indicates that the business wants the job done in a particular way. This is strong evidence that the worker is an employee. Periodic or on-going training about procedures and methods is even stronger evidence of an employer-employee relationship. However, independent contractors ordinarily use their own methods.

Link: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Behavioral-Control

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