Consultant is an Independent Contractor. CONSULTANT shall, during the entire term of the Contract, be construed to be an independent contractor and nothing in this Contract is intended nor shall be construed to create an employer-employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the COUNTY to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which the CONSULTANT performs the services which are the subject matter of this Contract; provided always however that the services to be provided by the CONSULTANT shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. The CONSULTANT understands and agrees that the CONSULTANT’s personnel are not and will not be eligible for membership in or any benefits from any COUNTY group plan for hospital, surgical or medical insurance or for membership in any COUNTY retirement program or for paid vacation, paid sick leave, or other leave, with or without pay or for any other benefit which accrues to a COUNTY employee.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. 13.1 Consultant and its Subconsultant(s) are and at all times will be independent contractors. Consultant has complete control over its operations and employees and is not an agent or employee of the EBCE and must not represent or act as the EBCE’s agent or employee. Consultant agrees, on behalf of itself and its employees and Subconsultants, that it does not have any rights to retirement benefits or other benefits accruing to EBCE employees, and expressly waives any claim it may have to any such rights.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. CONSULTANT is not an agent or employee of CITY but is an independent contractor with full rights to manage its employees subject to the requirements of the law. All persons employed by CONSULTANT in connection with this Agreement will be employees of CONSULTANT and not employees of CITY in any respect. CONSULTANT is responsible for obtaining statutory Workers' Compensation coverage for its employees.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. Consultant, in the performance of the Scope of Work, is an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of City. Consultant shall not represent itself as an agent or employee of the City and shall have no power to bind the City in contract or otherwise.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. Both the Client and the Consultant agree that the Consultant will act as an independent contractor in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Accordingly, the Consultant shall be responsible for payment of all taxes including Federal, State and local taxes arising out of the Consultant’s activities in accordance with this Agreement, including by way of illustration but not limitation, Federal and state income tax, Social Security tax, unemployment insurance taxes, and any other taxes or business license fee as required. Except as otherwise may be agreed, the Consultant shall at all times be in an independent contractor, rather than a co-venture, agent, employee or representative of the Client.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. It is expressly understood that in the performance of the services herein provided, CONSULTANT shall be, and is, an independent contractor, and is not an agent or employee of the COUNTY. CONSULTANT has and shall retain the right to exercise full control over the employment, direction, compensation, and discharge of all persons assisting CONSULTANT in the performance of the services rendered hereunder. CONSULTANT shall be solely responsible for all matters relating to the payment of his/her employees, including compliance with Social Security, withholding, and all other regulations governing such matters.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. Neither CONSULTANT nor its employees are, or shall be deemed, NATION employees. In its capacity as an independent contractor, CONSULTANT agrees and represents, and the NATION agrees, that CONSULTANT: (a) has the sole right to control and direct the means, manner, and method by which the services will be performed; (b) shall utilize its own employees, facilities, equipment, tools, and supplies in performing the services; (c) is not eligible to participate in, and is not eligible for coverage under any NATION employee benefit plans or offerings; and (d) is free to make its services available to third parties. Nothing in this Contract shall be construed to create any agency or employment relationship between CONSULTANT or any of its employees and the NATION. Neither Party shall have any right, power, or authority to assume, create, or incur any expense, liability, or obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other. The CONSULTANT is responsible for payment of all taxes related to this Contract, and except as otherwise provided in Section 18 below, the NATION is not responsible for withholding, and shall not withhold, income taxes, FICA, unemployment taxes, or other taxes of any kind from any payment it owes to CONSULTANT, nor shall the NATION be responsible for remitting the employer’s share of employment taxes to federal or state governments.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. Consultant, in the performance of the Scope of Work, is an independent contractor and not an agent or employee of ACTA. Consultant shall not represent itself as an agent or employee of ACTA and shall have no power to bind ACTA in contract or otherwise.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. The parties intend that an independent contractor relationship will be created by this Agreement. No agent, employee or representative of the Consultant shall be deemed to be an agent, employee or representative of the City for any purpose. The Consultant shall be solely responsible for all acts of its agents, employees, representatives and subcontractors during the performance of this Agreement.
Consultant is an Independent Contractor. Neither Consultant nor Consultant’s employees are, or shall be deemed for any purpose to be, employees of City. City shall not be responsible to Consultant, Consultant’s employees, or any governing body for any payroll related taxes relating to the performance of the Services. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture or agency relationship between the parties, or as authorizing either party to act as agent for the other or to enter into contracts on behalf of the other which would impose liability upon one party for any act or failure to act by the other.
