Northern VA Officials Associations

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

My local association/board, is also primarily a training organization. We hire an assignment commissioner. He is an employee ($35,000.00 annual salary, one year contract) of our local association/board. We are always paid by the schools, conferences, or state, we never get paid by the local association/board. Never, ever.

You would likely violate some laws here if that was the set up here as associations could assign, but they would likely get in trouble if they controlled people's assignments in one place. It is more than paying them, it is giving them the work alone that is the problem and is associated with controlling someone's schedule. That is why we have assignors that work for the conferences and they can hire anyone they want. This was actually made sure this was the case by taking out of LOA Constitutions to have anything to do with hiring for games.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

You would likely violate some laws here if that was the set up here as associations could assign, but they would likely get in trouble if they controlled people's assignments in one place. It is more than paying them, it is giving them the work alone that is the problem and is associated with controlling someone's schedule. That is why we have assignors that work for the conferences and they can hire anyone they want. This was actually made sure this was the case by taking out of LOA Constitutions to have anything to do with hiring for games.

I beginning to wonder if officials here in Connecticut, in regard to interscholastic games, are not really true independent contractors, but are only considered such for reasons such as checking a box on various tax forms.

On W-9's (that most schools, including all the state technical schools, have us sign) most of us check off "Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLC".

I'm pretty sure that we are independent contractors in regard to recreation games, travel games, men's league games, etc.

I'll have to check with my accounting firm, Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I beginning to wonder if officials here in Connecticut, in regard to interscholastic games, are not really true independent contractors, but are only considered such for reasons such as checking a box on various tax forms.

On W-9's,, most of us check off "Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLC".

I'm pretty sure that we are independent contractors in regard to recreation games, travel games, men's league games, etc.

I'll have to check with my accounting firm, Dewey, Cheatem & Howe.

You still can be an independent contractor, but I think this is on the organization that pays or assigns if they are not violating your rights like making you only work for them. Or not paying the proper taxes or filing the right paperwork for workman's comp. But many of these laws are state laws, not Federal laws.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... not paying the proper taxes or filing the right paperwork for workman's comp.

... Social Security, Medicare.