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illegal not to pay independent contractors - annonymous


Posted: Dec 13, 2010

Is it illegal not to pay independent contractors twice a month.  It was agreed to in the hiring process?

If it is in your contract you are being paid twice - see mesage

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a month, then nothing illegal. Whatever is in your contract with the MTSO is how you should be paid. If it says you are paid when they are paid or every 2 weeks or once a month--that is that. As far as I know there is no "legal" way to be paid other than with legal currency.

you can be paid with things other than dollars - and still have to report on your tax return

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OP is not talking about prizes, vacations, etc. She is - talking about getting paid period. NM

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yeah, and so am i - see message
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the 2nd poster said they thought the only way to legally pay was in legal currency. IF you work in a store, and your boss is lacking cash, your boss can pay you with store credit, which isn't currency, and will still be reported on your tax return

If you are an IC - mymt

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Then you should NOT be asking this question.

As an IC YOU should have dictated the payment terms or at the very least negotiated them.

Irritates the beejezus out of me that people on here talk about being an IC and havent a clue what that actually means.

To answer the question, no it is not illegal. If you have agreed to payment terms in the contract, then you present the contract to them and ask to be paid. ICs (real ICs not employee ICs) can go 90 days to get a check depending on who the client is.


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