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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资深译员Gary，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与公共政策与战略有关的法律文件。