The proposed bill would also require employers to adopt the E-Verify system, an electronic program that is now voluntary, in order to determine the legal employment status of current and prospective employees.

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"At the end of the day, there's no sense lying about your employment status, " Williams says.

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But business minister Viscount Younger of Leckie insisted the new employment status was "wholly voluntary" and people could not be coerced into accepting revised contracts.

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And while nobody has gone so far as to openly celebrate an early elimination, it probably would be safe to assume that some managers aren't too displeased at the prospect of more rest and less travel in the stretch to the end of the season, when their club's future status (and their own future employment) will be determined.

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If your employment status depended on the financial viability of the institution what would be your choice?

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If you believe that you have been misclassified as an independent contractor, you can report it to the IRS using a form SS-8, Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding (downloads as a pdf).

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The status of a worker as an independent contractor or an employee is important for federal income and employment taxes (think IRS and Social Security Administration).

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Now, with the passage of this week's tax package, workers of any age or employment status can move pretax savings to a Roth account within their employer's plan.

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