<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Jenn, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">In response to your question, if the former retiree is not a consultant, providing the same service to other districts, the retiree would be classified as an employee. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">That said, the Department of Labor has guidelines regarding the classification of independent contract status.  I would suggest reviewing their revised independent contractor rule. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">(see attached)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Please reach out if you have additional questions. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(188,86,16)"><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" color="#0b5394"><b>Andrea </b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif" size="4" color="#0b5394">Disch</font></b><br><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(102,102,102)">Business Manager</span><b style="font-family:"times new roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(188,86,16)"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font face="times new roman, serif"> <br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="times new roman, serif">150
Highland Avenue<span style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:rgb(131,60,11)">•</span><span style="color:rgb(237,90,36)"> </span><span style="color:black">Gardiner, Maine</span><span style="color:black"> 04330<br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:black">Maine School Administrative District No. 11</span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"> </span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="times new roman, serif"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"> </span><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="times new roman, serif"><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#674ea7">  </font><font color="#444444">207-582-5346<span></span></font></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="times new roman, serif" color="#444444">  <a href="mailto:adisch@msad11.org" target="_blank"><font color="#444444">aDisch@msad11.org</font></a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="times new roman, serif" color="#444444">  <a href="http://www.msad11.org" target="_blank"><font color="#444444">www.msad11.org</font></a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 8:00 AM Jennifer Pooler <<a href="mailto:jpooler@msad58.org" target="_blank">jpooler@msad58.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,</div><div>I'm curious how you pay former employees (retired) who come back as a contractor providing a specific service that is listed in your Professional Staff CBA's schedule B as a stipend. Do you pay them a stipend through payroll, or hourly through AP as they submit invoices for the actual time worked.</div><div>Thanks in advance,</div><div>Jennifer</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jennifer Pooler<div>Business Manager</div><div>MSAD 58/RSU 58</div><div>1401 Rangeley Road</div><div>Phillips, ME 04966</div><div>Phone: 207-639-3082    | Fax: 207-639-5120</div></div></div></div></div>
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