

Employee or Contractor? Obamacare Raises the Stakes
It's not always clear whether a worker should be treated as an "employee" or an "independent contractor." But how a worker is classified makes a huge difference to both workers and businesses and that's especially true as a result of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Generally speaking, employers have a big incentive to treat workers as contractors rather than employees. If a worker is a contractor, then the employer might not have to worry about complying w