Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses Should City, in its discretion, or a relevant taxing authority such as the Internal Revenue Service or the State Employment Development Division, or both, determine that Contractor is an employee for purposes of collection of any employment taxes, the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced by amounts equal to both the employee and employer portions of the tax due (and offsetting any credits for amounts already paid by Contractor which can be applied against this liability). City shall then forward those amounts to the relevant taxing authority. Should a relevant taxing authority determine a liability for past services performed by Contractor for City, upon notification of such fact by City, Contractor shall promptly remit such amount due or arrange with City to have the amount due withheld from future payments to Contractor under this Agreement (again, offsetting any amounts already paid by Contractor which can be applied as a credit against such liability). A determination of employment status pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs shall be solely for the purposes of the particular tax in question, and for all other purposes of this Agreement, Contractor shall not be considered an employee of City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, should any court, arbitrator, or administrative authority determine that Contractor is an employee for any other purpose, then Contractor agrees to a reduction in City’s financial liability so that City’s total expenses under this Agreement are not greater than they would have been had the court, arbitrator, or administrative authority determined that Contractor was not an employee.
Independent Contractor; Payment of Taxes and Other Expenses a. Independent Contractor. Contractor or any agent or employee of Contractor shall be deemed at all times to be an independent contractor and is wholly responsible for the manner in which it performs the services and work requested by City under this Agreement. Contractor or any agent or employee of Contractor shall not have employee status with City, nor be entitled to participate in any plans, arrangements, or distributions by City pertaining to or in connection with any retirement, health or other benefits that City may offer its employees. Contractor or any agent or employee of Contractor is liable for the acts and omissions of itself, its employees and its agents. Contractor shall be responsible for all obligations and payments, whether imposed by federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to, FICA, income tax withholdings, unemployment compensation, insurance, and other similar responsibilities related to Contractor’s performing services and work, or any agent or employee of Contractor providing same. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating an employment or agency relationship between City and Contractor or any agent or employee of Contractor. Any terms in this Agreement referring to direction from City shall be construed as providing for direction as to policy and the result of Contractor’s work only, and not as to the means by which such a result is obtained. City does not retain the right to control the means or the method by which Contractor performs work under this Agreement.
Services Available or Provided from Other Sources Services for any condition, illness, or disease which should be covered by the United States government or any of its agencies, Medicare, any state or municipal government or any of its agencies except emergency care when there is a legal responsibility to provide it. • Services or supplies for military-related conditions, such as war, or any military action, which takes place after your coverage becomes effective. • Services received in a facility mainly meant to care for students, faculty, or employees of a college or other institution of learning. • Covered healthcare services provided to you when there is no charge to you or there would have been no charge to you absent this health plan. • Services if another entity or agency is responsible under state or federal laws, which are provided for the health of schoolchildren or children with disabilities. See Title 16, Chapters 21, 24, 25, and 26 of the R.I. General Laws. See also applicable regulations about the health of schoolchildren and the special education of children with disabilities or similar rules set forth by federal law or state law of applicable jurisdiction. • Services and supplies which are required under the laws of a state, other than Rhode Island, and are not provided under this health plan. All Other Exclusions • Services not approved by the FDA or other governing body. • Services we have not reviewed or we have not determined are eligible for coverage. • Services obtained through fraud or intentional misrepresentation. • Administrative service charges for: o missed appointments; o completion of claim forms; o additional fees, sometimes referred to as access fees, associated with concierge, boutique, or retainer practices; and o any other administrative charges. • Blood services for drawing, processing, or storage of your own blood, including any penalty fees related to blood services. • Continuation of a covered healthcare service or benefit as a result of a clerical error. • Custodial care, rest care, day care, or non-skilled care services. • Convalescent homes, nursing homes including non-skilled care, assisted living facilities, or other residential facilities. • Educational classes, unless listed as covered, and training services. • Exams or services that are required for or related to employment, education, marriage, adoption, insurance purposes, court order, or similar third parties when not medically necessary or when the benefit limit for the exam or service has been met. • Routine foot care, including the treatment of corns, bunions except capsular or bone surgery, calluses, the trimming of nails, the treatment of simple ingrown nails and other preventive hygienic procedures, except when performed to treat diabetic related nerve and circulation disorders of the feet. • Treatment of flat feet unless the treatment is a covered surgical service. • Telephone consultations, telephone services, or medication monitoring by phone, except for clinically appropriate telemedicine services as described in Section 3. • Healthcare services for work-related illnesses or injuries for which benefits are available under Workers’ Compensation , whether or not you are entitled to such benefits, unless: o you are self-employed, a sole stockholder of a corporation, or a member of a partnership; and o your illnesses or injuries were incurred in the course of your self-employment, sole stockholder, or partnership activities; and o you are not enrolled as an employee under a group health plan sponsored by another employer. • Services and supplies used for your personal appearance and/or comfort, whether or not prescribed by a physician and regardless of your condition. These services and supplies include, but are not limited to: o batteries, unless indicated as covered;
