Choose an employment or independent contractor issue involving a small or start-up business. This may be an issue you are familiar with, or it may be described in a newspaper or other source.

Choose an employment or independent contractor issue involving a small or start-up business. This may be an issue you are familiar with, or it may be described in a newspaper or other source. Examples include a business being sued by an employee or group of employees, a business facing tax or other regulatory concerns over employee withholding or other workplace issue (such as health or safety violation), or any other aspect involving how a business employs individuals or subcontractors to accomplish the work.

Prepare a paper that is at least 1,500 words in length that addresses the following:

 Describe the business and employment (or independent contractor) issue.

Identify the employment law issues. Include perspectives of both the employee/independent contractor and employer.

Explore how the business should address this legal issue, and why.

Analyze how you might advise the business owner to minimize future employment-law risks.

Include 3-5 references, other than the text, 2-3 of which are peer reviewed.

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines, which includes an introduction, in-text citations, a conclusion and a reference page. All substantive portions, including subcategories within the body of the paper, must include headings. Please refer to the example of a properly formatted APA paper that is available in the Center for Writing Excellence in the university library.