Worker Classification

Georgia classifies workers as employees or independent contractors under four different tests. Here is how the IRS, FLSA, unemployment, and workers’ compensation standards each work.

Florida has no single employee-versus-independent-contractor test. Federal tax law, the FLSA, workers’ compensation, and reemployment tax each use their own standard, so the same worker can be classified differently under different laws.

Ohio classifies workers using several different tests, one for taxes, one for wage law, and others for workers’ comp and unemployment. Here is how each standard reads the same working relationship.

In Texas, employee vs independent contractor turns on the common-law right-to-control test. How the TWC 20-factor approach, the IRS three-category rules, and the FLSA economic-reality test each apply, and how to get a determination.

A plain-language reference to Illinois employment law: the at-will default, worker classification, minimum wage and overtime, final pay, discrimination protections, non-compete limits, and how the state enforces each.

A plain-language guide to employment law in Georgia: at-will employment, employee versus independent contractor classification, wages and overtime, discrimination protections, and what happens when a job ends.

How employment works under Texas law: the at-will rule, employee-versus-contractor classification, the Texas Payday Law, minimum wage and overtime, and discrimination protections.

How Florida employment law works: the at-will default, the state minimum wage, employee versus contractor classification, discrimination protections, and how the rules are enforced.

A plain-language guide to New York employment law: at-will employment and its limits, employee classification, wage and hour rules, pay notices, workplace discrimination, and sick leave.

How Ohio employment law works for private-sector workers, from at-will rules and worker classification to minimum wage, overtime, pay timing, and anti-discrimination protections, with links to the governing statutes.

A plain-language overview of North Carolina employment law for private-sector workers, covering at-will employment, wage and hour rules, worker classification, paycheck deductions, final pay, and anti-discrimination protections.

A plain-language reference to how Pennsylvania employment law works, from at-will rules and minimum wage to paydays, worker classification, and discrimination protections.