Abstract
Gone are the times where employers automatically chain workers to cubicles and bind them to regimented schedules motivated by corporate America. Modern jobs come with new and liberating choices—choices to be your own boss, create your own schedule, and control your own time. Virtually all industries reflect these choices through specialized positions, such as freelancing, consulting, and “gig work.” These work arrangements are broadly referred to as independent contracting. Contracting arrangements offer greater flexibility and independence to workers than traditional employer-employee arrangements. To no surprise, these attractive features of independent contracting have led to a significant rise of independent contractors in the workforce over the years, and this growing practice does not seem to be coming to a halt anytime soon.
Recommended Citation
Jessie O'Brien,
The Back-and-Forth Battle of Defining Independent Contractors,
89 Mo. L. Rev.
(2024)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr/vol89/iss2/13