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How Independent Contractor Agreements Protect Your Pocketbook

How Independent Contractor Agreements Protect Your Pocketbook

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

If you’ve been reading between the lines at all regarding the state of our economy (and, in particular, our government treasuries), you’ll be very much aware that state and local governments need money. Need our money. Need millions and billions and trillions of dollars of it, in particular. In order to avoid bankrupting themselves, governments have to do one of two things:  1. decrease spending and cut expenses (highly unlikely, in light of the proposed programs concerning health care, job stimulus, etc.) or 2. raise revenue. So how will government raise revenue? One way that state and local governments raise revenue is by more closely enforcing their laws, and levying penalties against those who violate them. If there’s ever been a time as a business to “clean up your act,” now’s the time to do it so that you can keep the government out of your underpants. A trend I’m seeing in particular is a crackdown on businesses that employ “independent contractors.“ If your company uses independent contractors to staff its work force, be very…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.