Common use of Status of Independent Contractor Clause in Contracts

Status of Independent Contractor. The Practice and Professional Business Manager and their shareholders are not, and shall not be deemed to be by virtue of this Professional Business Management Agreement, joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of each other (except as expressly provided in this Professional Business Management Agreement). Except as may be expressly provided herein, neither Party shall have any authority to bind the other without the other’s express written consent; and then only to the extent of the authority conferred by such express written consent. Each Party is an independent contractor, and each Party shall remain professionally and economically independent of the other. In the course of the business relationship contemplated in this Professional Business Management Agreement only the Practice and its Professionals shall practice optometry and/or therapeutic optometry, and they shall do so as independent professionals with no employment relationship to Professional Business Manager. Professional Business Manager and the Practice agree that the Practice shall retain absolute authority to direct the optometric, professional, and ethical aspects of its optometric and/or therapeutic optometric practice, any authority granted herein to Professional Business Manager concerning the business and administrative aspects of such practice notwithstanding. Each party shall be solely responsible for and shall comply with all state and federal laws applicable to that party pertaining to employment taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment compensation contributions, and other employment related matters.

Status of Independent Contractor. The Practice and Professional Business Manager and their shareholders are not, and shall not be deemed to be by virtue of this Professional Business Management Agreement, joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of each other (except as expressly provided in this Professional Business Management Agreement). Except as may be expressly provided herein, neither Party shall have any authority to bind the other without the other’s 's express written consent; and then only to the extent of the authority conferred by such express written consent. Each Party is an independent contractor, and each Party shall remain professionally and economically independent of the other. In the course of the business relationship contemplated in this Professional Business Management Agreement only the Practice and its Professionals shall practice optometry and/or therapeutic optometry, and they shall do so as independent professionals with no employment relationship to Professional Business Manager. Professional Business Manager and the Practice agree that the Practice shall retain absolute authority to direct the optometric, professional, and ethical aspects of its optometric and/or therapeutic optometric practice, any authority granted herein to Professional Business Manager concerning the business and administrative aspects of such practice notwithstanding. Each party shall be solely responsible for and shall comply with all state and federal laws applicable to that party pertaining to employment taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment compensation contributions, and other employment related matters.

Status of Independent Contractor. The Practice and Professional Business Manager and their shareholders are not, and shall not be deemed to be by virtue of this Professional Business Management Agreement, joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of each other (except as expressly provided in this Professional Business Management Agreement). Except as may be expressly provided herein, neither Party shall have any authority to bind the other without the other’s express written consent; and then only to the extent of the authority conferred by such express written consent. Each Party is an independent contractor, and each Party shall remain professionally and economically independent of the other. In the course of the business relationship contemplated in this Professional Business Management Agreement only the Practice and its Professionals shall practice optometry and/or therapeutic optometry, and they shall do so as independent professionals with no employment relationship to Professional Business Manager. Professional Business Manager and the Practice agree that the Practice shall retain absolute authority to direct the optometric, professional, and ethical aspects of its optometric and/or therapeutic optometric practice, any authority granted herein to Professional Business Manager concerning the business and administrative aspects of such practice notwithstanding. Each party Party shall be solely responsible for and shall comply with all state and federal laws applicable to that party Party pertaining to employment taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment compensation contributions, and other employment related matters.

Status of Independent Contractor. The Practice and Professional ----------------------------------- Business Manager and their shareholders are not, and shall not be deemed to be by virtue of this Professional Business Management Agreement, joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of each other (except as expressly provided in this Professional Business Management Agreement). Except as may be expressly provided herein, neither Party shall have any authority to bind the other without the other’s 's express written consent; and then only to the extent of the authority conferred by such express written consent. Each Party is an independent contractor, and each Party shall remain professionally and economically independent of the other. In the course of the business relationship contemplated in this Professional Business Management Agreement only the Practice and its Professionals shall practice optometry and/or therapeutic optometry, and they shall do so as independent professionals with no employment relationship to Professional Business Manager. Professional Business Manager and the Practice agree that the Practice shall retain absolute authority to direct the optometric, professional, and ethical aspects of its optometric and/or therapeutic optometric practice, any authority granted herein to Professional Business Manager concerning the business and administrative aspects of such practice notwithstanding. Each party Party shall be solely responsible for and shall comply with all state and federal laws applicable to that party Party pertaining to employment taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment compensation contributions, and other employment related matters.

Status of Independent Contractor. The Practice and Professional ----------------------------------- Business Manager and their shareholders Shareholders are not, and shall not be deemed to be by virtue of this Professional Business Management Agreement, joint venturers, partners, employees or agents of each other (except as expressly provided in this Professional Business Management Agreement). Except as may be expressly provided herein, neither Party shall have any authority to bind the other without the other’s 's express written consent; and then only to the extent of the authority conferred by such express written consent. Each Party is an independent contractor, and each Party shall remain professionally and economically independent of the other. In the course of the business relationship contemplated in this Professional Business Management Agreement only the Practice and its Professionals shall practice optometry and/or therapeutic optometry, and they shall do so as independent professionals with no employment relationship to Professional Business Manager. Professional Business Manager and the Practice agree that the Practice shall retain absolute authority to direct the optometric, professional, and ethical aspects of its optometric and/or therapeutic optometric practice, any authority granted herein to Professional Business Manager concerning the business and administrative aspects of such practice notwithstanding. Each party Party shall be solely responsible for and shall comply with all state and federal laws applicable to that party Party pertaining to employment taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment compensation contributions, and other employment related matters.