Employee

Definition - Noun
: a person usu. below the executive level who is hired by another to perform a service esp. for wages or salary and is under the other's control
see also respondeat superior
compare independent contractor
In determining whether an individual is an employee, courts look at several factors, including the nature of the compensation paid, provision for employee benefits, whether the hired party is in business, tax treatment of the hired party, source of the equipment used, and location of the work. Statutes, such as workers' compensation acts and labor laws, usu. include a definition of employee as it is used in the statute.



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estoppel

a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another


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