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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What Is an Independent Contractor?
An independent contractor is hired to perform a job or service for an employer, but the employer has no control over the details of how the services are performed. Generally, an independent contractor provides needed equipment and supplies and is free to make other decisions along those lines. An independent contractor not only controls how the job gets done, but they also have the right to control who does the job, meaning they can hire someone to fill in for them when necessary. Also, contractors don't work regularly for the employer; instead they are hired on an as-needed basis.

If your nanny worked as an independent contractor, she would make all the decisions about television time, where she takes the kids, and when naps would happen without consulting you first. She could also decide to hire someone else to fill in for her on days that she can't make it, without having to consult with you. As an independent contractor she would be responsible for providing supplies, like the stroller and those goldfish, on her own instead of using yours.
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According to care.com some nannies can be independent contractors because for example my nanny falls in the above definition. I trust her completely and really have never discussed a schedule or anything with her. I've asked her to provide a service and she does. I ask her to care for the kids, feed and bath them before I get home. I don't tell her exactly how or in what order to do those things. She does them before I get home and everyone is happy. I also don't provide the "tools for the job" for her because she uses her own car to pick up the kids.[/quote]

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