Business Basics: Employees vs. Independent Contractors

Join Mary Funk at The Iowa Center office for Business Basics: Employees vs. Independent Contractors! Do you have questions on hiring the right kind of help for your small business? Are you confused over the legal differences between independent contractors and employees? This one-hour course will help you analyze factors used to properly categorize workers as employee or contractor, and provide time for you to have your specific questions answered.

Mary E. Funk is a shareholder with Nyemaster Goode, P.C., handling exclusively employment and labor matters. She litigates on behalf of management in state and federal courts, administrative agencies and before arbitrators. In addition to litigating cases, Mary:

· proactively counsels clients and trains employees on issues such as hiring and firing, drug testing and policies, harassment and discrimination investigations, employment policies, wage and hour issues, employee leave issues, and company handbooks;

· negotiates collectively bargained contracts and drafts corporate documents related to employment such as contracts, non-compete agreements, policies and procedures, company handbooks, and settlement agreements and releases; and

· conducts workplace investigations into allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, compliance/ethics violations and concerns raised by whistleblowers.

Mary is a native of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and a 1995 graduate with distinction of the University of Iowa College of Law. During law school, Mary served as a Note and Comment Editor for the Iowa Law Review. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Drake University, graduating magna cum laude, in 1992.

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