b'3. Sincetheindependentcontractorisnowansincetheemployeewillreceiveyour employee, decide the compensation you wantcommunications based on his or her pattern. to pay to the person. The employer will nowInparticular,preparefortheHighC havetomatchtheSocialSecuritytaxandPerfectionisticpattern,whichwillbevery theremaybeotherexpenses,suchasskepticalandwillasklotsofquestions,like insurancepremiumsandunemploymentWhy?taxes. You may want to reduce the employees rate to cover those expenses. 9. Addingemployeesthroughre-classication will increase your total number of employees 4. Determineiftheformerindependentin the work force and could bring you under contractorisexemptornon-exempt.Ifnon- someadditionalemploymentregulationsthat exempt, you will need to have the employeecomeintoplaybasedonthenumberof keepatimerecordandreceiveovertimeemployees. These include sexual harassment compensation.Mostnon-exemptemployees(15employees),variouskindsof are paid hourly but there are some exceptions. discrimination(15-20employees),pregnancy requirements(15employees,maybeless), 5. Have the employee complete a W4 Form, anCOBRA(20employees),FamilyandMedical I-9FormandotheremploymentformsthatLeave(50employees),ArmativeAction couldincludeadrugpolicy,etc.ProvidetheProgramsandothers.Somestatesand employeewithacopyoftheemployeelocalitieshaveloweremployeethresholds.In handbook and have him or her sign a receiptaddition, you may now fall under Obamacare for it. thatrequiresyoutooerinsurance,soits important review these requirements with your 6. Communicatefullyandregularlywiththeinsurance representative.independentcontractorwhoisnowan employee.Explainthechangeandits10. Finally,designatesomememberof implicationsinapositivewayandmanagementasaPointofContactfor demonstratehowtheformerindependentquestionsandconcernsthatmayarise.This contractorwillnowbebetteroasanpersonshouldbeanaturalvoiceofcomfort employee. For example, the employee may beand assurance, employer friendly and quickly eligibleforinsuranceandotherbenetslikeaccessible.PTO,theemployerpayshalfoftheSocial Security taxes, the employee is now coveredPleasecontactSeayManagementConsultantsif under unemployment insurance and Workersyou have any questions about the qualications for Compensation,etc.Frequentcommunicationthe independent contractor requirements.isessential.Wheneverthereisavoidin communications, most people ll the void with negativethoughtsratherthanpositiveones. So,youmustmeetwiththeformer independent contractor on several occasions.7. Thepersonsemploymentdatewillbethe dateyoumakethechange.However,you couldchoosetocredittheemployeewith senioritybasedontimeworkedasan independent contractor, for benets purposes.8. Noteveryindependentcontractorwillbe happywiththechangesoyoushouldbe prepared for some pushback. A good way to prepare is to have a list of items to discuss so youll be consistent in providing everyone with the same information. If you use a personality temperament analysis like the DISC prole, its agoodideatoreviewthepersonspattern, Midwest Drycleaning & Laundry Institutewww.MWDLI.org / 765-969-5745 \x005'