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Possible Legal Issues as a Contractor?

Before going through all the trouble of contacting an Attorney and setting up some quick meeting.

I wanted to ask this Question:

I live in Washington State. I am a contractor (not general CT). I work at a Call Center. I get paid by a Company in Lets say New Jersey as a Contractor. I was interviewed for a company lets call them T....

T Said I was a Good Fit. My Contractor Said I would be Paid x amount of dollars per hour to Do said job for T for 2 years. Company T pays My Contractor who in turns pays me. We all know this. Been working at this company for 7 months Now...

Ok so that's the basics.

Here is the problem... Company T... Is Now saying that my Job... Let’s call it Chewing Gum,

Says That Chewing Gum is no longer necessary and they want me to rub my Stomach for the X amount of dollars now. Something completely different With a Completely different job Title.

Does this entitle me to renegotiate my Salary? I personally think it does... However that’s the reason for my question I need to know facts.

I have looked over my Contract it does not Say this... However it does say my Specific Job Functions are Chewing gum and that I will be paid to chew gum for X amount of Dollars.

Also I googled it and could not find anything about Regular Contractors only "general Contractors, electricians and Plumbers."

I remember reading this some time in my life that if your a contractor and the actual Job changes and you get a different title and it's Permanant that you contract has to be changed in order to show that your job actually changes.

Are there any paralegals’ or possibly any Attorneys Only Yahoo Answers who could answer this for me? Much appreciated or at least point me in the direction

Any Info would be Much appreciated.

Update:

I have already Asked for more money As I'm underpayed for this position.

With that being said. The Underlying Question is Does this mean they have to Provide me with a new Contract?

Different Job different responsiblies

Does that mean different Contract?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    You're not a contractor at all.

    There is a very specific legal definition of an independent contractor, and it sounds like your employer is violating the rules.

    If you work at the company's place of business, on their schedule, with their equipment, under their rules, you are an employee.

    By calling you a contractor, the company gets out of paying for benefits that they are legally required to provide - like unemployment compensation if you lose the job, workers' compensation, and social security.

    Yes, really.

    Look at this.

    http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=173423,0...

  • Judy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You can ask for more money, but they don't have to give it to you. They could even say that rubbing your stomach isn't as dangerous as chewing gum (won't give you cavities) so it's worth a LOWER amount of money. Be careful what you wish for.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Contact him

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