In a recent ruling issued by the Vermont Supreme Court, owners of a limited liability company (LLC), can be considered an independent contractor even when they do not have any employees.
In a statement issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor, Lindsay Kurrle noted this ruling “provides a level of clarity that we have not had previously.” She went on to state, “The classification of independent contractors is an issue that the department is committed to — both ensuring that workers are properly protected, and that businesses who want to utilize independent contractors are doing so with confidence and predictability of how the law is applied.”
Read more about this ruling here: http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/high-court-widens-pool-of-independent-contractors,511798