independent contractor

independent contractor. One who is entrusted to undertake a specific project but who is left free to do the assigned work and to choose the method for accomplishing it. • It does not matter whether the work is done for pay or gratuitously. Unlike an employee, an independent contractor who commits a wrong while carrying out the work does not create liability for the one who did the hiring. — Also termed contract labor. Cf. EMPLOYEE. [Cases: Master and Servant

5. C.J.S. Employer–Employee Relationship §§ 13–20, 34.]

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译者Gloria，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与企业设立相关的法律文件。