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An employee is someone you hire and pay for their work, which you use to benefit your business.

A contractor is an independent worker who has autonomy and flexibility but does not receive benefits such as health insurance and paid time off. Misclassifying a worker can result in back taxes, fines, penalties and legal disputes.

As an example, ORS 670.600 requires that independent contractors be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or certificates to provide services, however, under that law a bona fide independent contractor must also maintain an "independently established business" and perform his or her work free from the " ...

The most basic common law definition of an employee is someone you hire and pay regular wages to perform a specific job, with the employer controlling how the work is performed. For employees, an employer must withhold income taxes and pay Social Security, Medicare taxes, and unemployment taxes on any wages paid.

For example, ORS 670.600 requires (among other things) that independent contractors maintain an ?independently established business,? and one of the potential indicators of such a business is that the worker enters into ?fixed price contracts.? If you are paying a worker by way of fixed price contracts (as opposed to, ...

Oregon's wage and hour regulations broadly define ?employ? as ?to suffer or permit to work.? When evaluating whether a person has performed work as an employee or an independent contractor, BOLI applies the ?economic realities? test used by courts to determine employee status under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.