Monthly SHRM Meeting Agenda:

Wednesday, November 16th, at 8 am to 10 am

Location:
Northern Essex Community College
Corporate & Community Education Center
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA

Speaker:
G. Michael Palladino, Esq., Schwartz Hannum PC

Cost: This event is free to members and $25 to non members. Guests may attend the first two meetings at no charge.

Topic: Navigating the Independent Contractor Abyss: A Compass for Lawful Worker Classification

Who can lawfully be classified as an independent contractor? Many federal and state statutes address this issue, but fail to provide clear guidelines for employers seeking to determine whether a worker should be classified as an "employee" or "independent contractor." While the Internal Revenue Service has historically provided guidance with its "20-factor test," many states, including Massachusetts, have enacted much broader "ABC" or "three-factor" tests that employers must satisfy in order to overcome the presumption that a worker is an employee. This presentation will summarize various independent contractor laws, including the laws in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire, highlight the available guidance and resources, provide an update on recent case law and legislation, offer a compliance checklist and explore the particular challenges confronting multi-state employers.

 

Our Sponsor for this event is:

“Planning for Life: Making Sense of Money Matters”

Beacon Retirement/Financial Education Resources specializes in helping 401(k) and other Qualified Plan sponsors fulfill their fiduciary roles and obligations while helping their employees and members prepare for a more secure financial future. We provide on site seminars and workshops that cover a full range of financial topics. Programs are designed to help employers and organizations fulfill their duties while helping employees and their partners better understand their sponsor-provided benefits and make more informed decisions on personal finance issues.  We offer a series of one-hour and multi-session workshops with topics that range from retirement planning/401k and investments to home-buying, real estate financing and insurance.

Beacon Retirement/Financial Education Resources provides unbiased insight and guidance based on more than 10 years of industry experience. Our relationships with the Financial Educators Network (www.feninc.com) and the Society for Human Resource Management among others enable us to keep current with developments in the marketplace and deliver topical programs.

Our emphasis on comprehensive, interactive workshops is a proven approach designed to protect plan fiduciaries from potential liability and financial loss due to:

• Dept. of Labor/IRS penalties
• ERISA/employee civil litigation
• Legal fees

Contact:  Steven Stanganelli, Director of Education 978-388-5099     

LOCATION DIRECTIONS:

Corporate & Community Education Center,
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, MA

Located at exit 48, Ward Hill/Bradford off Route 495 (N or S) in Haverhill. Bear right off the exit. Stay in the right lane. Go through 2 sets of lights, at the 3rd light bear right onto Osgood St. (Rt. 125 south) toward No. Andover. Proceed approx. 1 mile. 1600 Osgood St. is on the right (formerly Lucent Tech.). Go through blinking yellow light, at next light take a right into the entrance road. Proceed straight to the second parking area on the right. *Call 978-659-1200 for handicap access information

 The web site is http://cit.necc.mass.edu/ofsd/computerclassschedule.shtml

  
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