Best/cheapest way to decrease International contractor misclassification risk?
We have ~10 colleagues outside the US who have each worked with us >3 years and I'm worried they may be viewed as employees in a diligence process.
1) Do you have any opinions on how often regulators in other countries (India especially) will go after US companies who are potentially misclassifying workers?
2) What is the best way to remedy this situation and decrease go forward liability as well as any past liability in the most cost effective way?
More info on our colleagues:
- They are outcome driven without much oversight
- They bring their own computers, work from everywhere, and can work with other companies.
- No benefits
- Set own schedule
- Most work ~40 hrs/week, and many for several years or more
- A few manage other contractors that we have found