You Decide Template
Name ____________ Date______
Scenario Summary:
Your Role/Assignment:
Your role is to decide if Karen is an independent contractor or an employee and discuss some of the preventative and ethical situations that are occurring in this case.
Questions:
1. Do you feel that Karen is an independent contractor or an employee? What is your rationale for this decision?
2. What factors do you feel help contribute to Karen being an employee?
3. What factors favor her being a contractor?
4. What are some potential legal implications in the case? What should the utility do to rectify any wrongs in this situation?
5. Draft a sample policy for limiting the use of independent contractors that will help avoid issues like this in the future.
