Chapter 2

Question 1

independent contractor

Answer 1

A worker who is in business for himself or herself and who, therefore, is not an employee

Question 2

employee

Answer 2

A worker who is in a position of subordination to an employer and subject to rules and entitlements set out in an employment contract

Question 3

commercial contract

Answer 3

A contract between two businesses, including a business in the form of an independent contractor

Question 4

vicarious liability

Answer 4

A legal rule under which an employer is liable for damage caused to a third party by one or more of its employees

Question 5

dependent contractor

Answer 5

A worker whose status falls in between that of an employee and an independent contractor . This worker has more autonomy and independence than a typical employee yet remains economically dependent on one customer for income and is subject to considerable control at the hands of that customer

Question 6

unpaid intern

Answer 6

A term used to describe a person who performs work for a business or receives training by a business, but who is not paid for that work