Common use of Independent Provider Clause in Contracts

Independent Provider. 5.1 This Agreement does not create an employee/employer relationship between the Parties. It is the intent of the Parties that the PROVIDER is an independent contractor under this Agreement and not a CITY 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, The State Workers Compensation Act, and the State unemployment insurance law. The PROVIDER shall retain sole and absolute discretion in the judgment of the manner and means of carrying out PROVIDER's activities and responsibilities hereunder. The PROVIDER agrees that it is a separate and independent enterprise from the CITY, that it had 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 required hereunder. This Agreement shall not be construed as creating any joint employment relationship between the PROVIDER and the CITY and the CITY will not be liable for any obligation incurred by PROVIDER, including but not limited to unpaid minimum wages or overtime premiums. 5.2 PROVIDER warrants that it has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for the PROVIDER to solicit or secure this Agreement, and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any person, company, corporation, individual or firm any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For the breach or violation of this provision, the CITY shall have the right to terminate the Agreement without liability at its discretion, to deduct from the contract price, or otherwise recover the full amount of such fee, commission, percentage, gift or consideration.