If an employee is misclassified as an independent contractor, it can lead to a number of issues regarding taxes, Social Security, and Medicare. Rehiring employees as contractors is legally accepted.Claimant was required to execute an "Independent Home Delivery Service Contractor Agreement" which designated Claimant as an Independent Service Contractor. Consult with an employment law attorney to make sure you are not going to misclassify a worker as an independent contractor. I accept whistleblower and discrimination cases from all over New Jersey. An independent contractor agreement is a legally binding contract between an individual contractor and a company (ie your business). Harmless the contractor, its agents, servants, employees, and subcontractors for any claim which may arise out of their performance of this Agreement. It affirms that the client and contractor are not in an employer-employee relationship. Almost all of the families in the pilot had either a past or current history of substance use. The contractor agrees that in the performance of this contract, he is an independent contractor, and not an agent of the Town of Lincoln. 23.