independant contractor vs. employee

[Rich]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

My understanding is that if you are an employee of a school district you can't also be an independent contractor for that same entity (even if the "independent contractor" task is separate from and not related to your primary employment job).

The school is correct to treat him as an employee, but also now bears the burden of an on-the-job injury.

This could be true. I have a friend (Bob, you've met him) who teaches and we work a few subvarsity football games there every year and they do the same to him. And my friend has mentioned to the AD that it would be unfortunate if he got hurt and had to miss work (his teaching job) cause he would be filing a workman's comp claim. The AD thinks he's kidding -- he's not.

Workman's comp would cover if he had to miss his job with the district. Missing his other officiating assignments wouldn't be covered, so unless he has to miss his day job, WC and the state won't be involved.