Employee or Independent Contractor: Where to Draw the
Line
CPA Web Seminar Series
PRESENTED DIRECT-TO-YOUR-DESKTOP by the Canadian Payroll
Association
August 19, 2009 – 1:00-2:30 PM EDT
Topic Description
How many times have you been approached by workers or prospective
workers and been asked not to put them on the payroll? Recent
developments in the courts make it essential to define and recognize the
differences, and make the requisite deductions accordingly. Payroll
professionals who fail to do so put themselves and their organizations
at risk of liability and compliance penalties.
This informative session examines the necessity for payroll
professionals to distinguish between independent contractors and
employees, based on the speaker's recently published article,
“Staff or Contractor: Where the Line is Drawn.”
This 90-minute session will include a 40-minute presentation,
responses to pre-submitted questions and an open forum to ask your
questions to our subject matter expert.
Participants are encouraged to submit their questions in advance to
Steven Van Alstine prior to the session and can do so by emailing steven@payroll.ca before August 7,
2009.
About the Speaker
 David A. Whitten, B.A., LL.B., is a founding partner
of Whitten & Lublin LLP, a boutique employment law firm focused on
delivering strategic resolution to workplace issues and challenges. The
firm offers expert advice to both employers and employees in the
non-unionized setting. It is experience on both sides of the table that
enables the firm’s lawyers to deliver exceptional results for its
clients.
David’s practice is devoted exclusively to providing employment
law counsel. He has advised a variety of businesses and industries in
both provincial and federal jurisdictions and public and private sectors
on workplace safety and insurance issues, employment standards, human
rights, hiring, terminations and common law obligations in Canada.
On the other side, he has successfully negotiated superior employment
agreements and termination packages for his employee clients. Whether it
be for an employer or employee, David always has a view to the bottom
line and the optimal result for each client. Conscious of the impact of
litigation, he is skilled in negotiated resolution and a tenacious and
resourceful advocate before the courts and administrative tribunals when
settlement cannot be achieved.
The session will be facilitated by Steven Van
Alstine, Vice-President of Compliance Programs and Services for
the CPA.
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Cost
CPA Member - $99.00 plus applicable taxes
Non-Member - $149.00 plus applicable taxes
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