How to Use independent contractor in a Sentence

independent contractor

noun
  • Now, an independent contractor who was hired and uses township equipment has cleared some roads.
    — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • In addition, our long form features are fact-checked by an independent contractor.
    — JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2013
  • But this could be a part-time endeavor, side hustle, freelance work or independent contractor gig.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The firm recommended the union hire her as an independent contractor.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
  • This is not to say that the independent contractor route is inherently wrong, but it should not be seen as a compliance shortcut.
    — Dee Coakley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • That includes income earned as an employee or as an independent contractor.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The state Supreme Court decision placed stricter guidelines on who can work as an independent contractor.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This enables you, as an independent contractor, to resonate with potential clients.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Travel, study, or working as an independent contractor may factor into the equation.
    — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The board brought in an independent contractor to investigate further.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Text messages suggest Uthmeier inquired three days before his start date about working as an independent contractor.
    — Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The athletes can’t switch schools for a new gig like an independent contractor in information technology or ride sharing.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Marion Robert Howard, an independent contractor, is making his first run for office.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • Chesebro reached out to him last year on LinkedIn to ask if the firm had any work for him, Napoli said, and Chesebro was brought on as an independent contractor.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Danielle says her job hunt has been difficult and that working as an independent contractor in administration and customer support is the only way she can be employed right now.
    — Sabrina Clay, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • In his ruling, Liman determined that Lively was an independent contractor rather than an employee.
    — CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Landreth is a control systems engineer and independent contractor.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The Consultant will be an independent contractor with respect to the services to be rendered to the Company hereunder.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Like all Red Cross lifeguard instructors, Cervantes was an independent contractor.
    — Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 16 July 2023
  • Din also agrees to work for the New Republic as an independent contractor, hunting Imperials on a case-by-case basis.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • The test was so broad and convoluted that one mistake in its interpretation could put an independent contractor and the contracting business in violation.
    — Jennifer Oliver Oconnell, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The city attorney is right in asserting in the complaint that courts will look past the independent contractor label Campbell’s affixes to its distributors.
    — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Think of these deals more like independent contractor agreements, a distinction that might not mean much to the average person, but is significant in terms of how contracts hold up under legal scrutiny.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Instacart requires their shoppers — who work as independent contractors — to agree to an independent contractor agreement and account access guidelines.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • Industry groups have fiercely opposed her, especially her position about who qualifies as an independent contractor.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In a neoliberal economy where everyone is supposed to be their own brand, an independent contractor at the mercy of corporate power, the actual labor of pro-wrestling leaves much to be desired.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Jan. 2025
  • While the case is currently in limbo, the application of the new independent contractor ruling could have major impacts on how a company like Frisard’s functions as an employer.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 July 2024
  • Lawyers for the Kiss defendants claimed Mathews was an independent contractor not protected by California law while traveling on tour.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The independent contractor status is fundamental to the workers’ autonomy, said Lemur.
    — Jessica Hill, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The independent contractor status is fundamental to the workers’ autonomy, said Lemur.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026

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