In some cases, a person is an employee of a business, but in other cases, a person would be an independent contractor of the business.

(1) What criteria are used to determine the difference between an employee and independent contractor?

(2) Why might a person want to be considered to be an employee of the business? Are there benefits of being an employee?

(3) Why might a business owner want the person to be considered to be an independent contractor as opposed to an employee?