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Independent Contractor or Employee?

In tomorrow’s Business Associations class, we’ll be tackling principal’s liability for torts of an agent. The two key issues, of course, will be master/servant (a.k.a. employer/employee) versus independent contractor; and scope of the employment. As to the former, here’s an Aussie lawyer discussing the issue:

Also of relevance is the music video to Depeche Mode’s 1984(?) single “Master and Servant”: