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Trucking Companies * USA - States, Congress and Irs Move to Restrict Independent Contractors Owner/Operators
Their Customers and the Economy Face New Threat - SOURCE: Coalition for Independent Contractor Freedom
Dallas,TX,USA -MarketWatch/Sommerfield Communications, Inc. , by Adria Greenberg -Oct 08, 2008: -- The trucking and delivery industry, central to the U.S. economy and already hit hard by recession and soaring gas prices, is now facing new dangers, as independent contracting comes under attack by state governments, the IRS and proposed legislation in Congress... Some of these actions -- which compel employers to "reclassify" their contractors as full-time employees -- seem intended to protect truckers. But according to J.R. Gonzales, the former Chairman of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and founding chairman of the Coalition for Independent Contractor Freedom ( www.cficf.org), they are likely to have the opposite effect -- limiting employment and denying truckers and trucking companies the flexibility they need to stay cost-effective and competitive in the face of a major recession.
Mr. Gonzales can discuss:
-- Why independent contractors play a critical role in the U.S. trucking industry...
-- How attacks on independent contractors are putting the industry -- and the economy -- at risk... The IRS is on a sustained drive to force the companies that use independent contractors to turn them into employees...
-- What's at stake -- not just for the trucking industry but for the U.S. economy. The trucking industry is critical to the performance of the U.S. economy. But the risk to the economy is still greater because the attack on independent contractors stretches across industries -- and affects a startling number of U.S. workers and businesses...
-- Why independent contracting needs to be protected. Across the board, independent contracting allows workers to find new work quickly and flexibly after layoffs and restructuring -- especially important when full-time jobs are scarce...
The Coalition for Independent Contractor Freedom (CFICF), formed and run by independent contractors, is a voice for independent contractors who want to stay that way. The independent contractor's way of doing business is under attack from a variety of sources. For the 10 million Americans who enjoy being independent contractors, it's time to speak up -- on behalf of freedom, owning a business and being responsible citizens making independent decisions...
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