"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...

A lot of places that claim that their instructors are 'independent'
contractors are asking to get bitten by their state labor regulators. Some
states allow anyone who claims that they are a contractor to be treated as
one, but some others get downright nasty.


State labor regulators? I'd be a lot more concerned about the IRS.
A few years ago they started cracking down on employers who claimed
their employees were independent contractors, in order to avoid
payroll taxes. Some FBOs that I know of treat their instructors as
true independent contractors, while others have gone the employee
route. It depends on how the FBO is run.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)