Common use of General Independent Contractor Clause Clause in Contracts

General Independent Contractor Clause. This agreement does not create an employee/employer relationship between the parties. It is the parties' intention that the Architect will be an independent contractor and not the City's employee for all purposes, including, but not limited to, the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage and overtime payments, Federal Insurance Contribution Act, the Social Security Act, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, Missouri revenue and taxation laws, Missouri workers' compensation and unemployment insurance laws. The Architect will retain sole and absolute discretion in the judgment of the manner and means of carrying out the Architect's activities and responsibilities hereunder. The Architect agrees that it is a separate and independent enterprise from the public employer, that it has a full opportunity to find other business, that it has made its own investment in its business, and that it will utilize a high level of skill necessary to perform the work. This agreement shall not be construed as creating any joint employment relationship between the Architect and the City, and the City will not be liable for any obligation incurred by the Architect, including but not limited to unpaid minimum wages and/or overtime premiums.