Increased Government Scrutiny...Are You Ready? - - How to Gain All the Benefits from Using Independent Contractors or Consultants in Your Company While Mitigating the Risks

As the US economy recovers, many California companies will utilize contingent workers. Complex employment laws and increasing government scrutiny have heightened the risk of employee misclassifications and costly audits. If your company uses Independent Contractors or consultants you’ll want to manage these risks while controlling your costs. Learn how to protect yourself from the IRS, EDD, and/or former contractors.

Complimentary Breakfast Briefing, Wednesday March 17^th - Space is limited. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn:

·         Current regulatory environment and why it is more dangerous than ever

·         Basic differences between an employee and an Independent Contractor, and some dangerous assumptions you’ll want to avoid making

·         The most common triggers for an employment tax compliance audit of your company, and the potential financial implications of being audited

·         Simple steps you can take to mitigate the risks involved with using Independent Contractors in your business

What

A complimentary breakfast briefing providing insight on the issues of Independent Contractor compliance and education on the solution, including a Q&A session with a leading federal and state compliance expert.

Who

Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, Legal executives at California companies who use contingent labor

When

Wednesday, March 17^th, 2010

Breakfast 8:30am

Briefing: 9:00-10:30 am

Where

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Boardroom meeting room

235 Montgomery Street, 12th floor, San Francisco, CA

RSVP

Ashley O'Hagan, 415-288-1826 x221

aohagan@collabrus.com

There is no fee to attend, but space is limited. Please RSVP to guarantee your seat. This briefing has been approved for 1.5 hours of HRCI credit.

Featured Speaker

Walter Branam has over 30 years of experience working with The State of California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) in labor and tax audits. As a former Tax Auditor, Tax Administrator, EDD’s first Taxpayer Rights Advocate, and designer of the EDD’s Settlement Program his knowledge of the Federal and State employment laws, regulations, and audit criteria provides valuable insight into how to prevent worker misclassification. Walt brings his compliance expertise to the private sector as the in-house Compliance Manager for Collabrus Inc.