before making the decision as to IC or employee, you first must determine if in fact they would be classified as employees per the rles determined by the IRS

If they are defined as employees by the IRS, you have no choice but to consider them as employees and treat them as such.

he federal DOL also has some input as the FLSA plays heavily on employee situations and failure to treat an employee as an employee can get you in a heap o' trouble.

the fact the have other jobs does not make any difference as to IC/employee status. Anybody can have multiple jobs, employee or not.

here is a link or two that may help you define your position. I would tend to think you have an employee situation as you do seem to have too much control over them but this is often a question not easily answered.

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/...=99921,00.html

http://www.gcfa.org/PDFs/TaxPacket20...Contractor.pdf

I do not know ifyou can file a SS-8 with the IRS as a proactive measure but if you can, I would suggest doing so. That form simply is asking them to make the determination. Since they will ultimately make the determination should there be ever be any question anyway, it would seem prudent to ask them for their determination before you have already hopped in the pot and cooked your own goose.

Have you ever thought of hiring through temp agencies such as Manpower, Kelly Services, or any others that may be available in your area.