Terms and Conditions

A background check on resources is one of the services we offer our clients. Your acknowledgement gives The Maris Group permission to complete a background check including state and local legal entities and permission to contact the references you have provided.

If placed on assignment through The Maris Group, you are an Independent Contractor (1099 IRS tax status), you are not an employee of The Maris Group or the client company. You alone are responsible for timely payment of all state and federal income taxes, self-employment taxes, workers compensation insurance, medical, dental, disability and other liability insurance, retirement savings, all organizational charges and other professional fees. There will be no contribution or reimbursement from Maris or the client for any of the above expenses and taxes. You are not entitled to Workers Compensation benefits or any type of unemployment benefits at the conclusion of this project assignment. This means you cannot file for unemployment based on independent contract assignments through The Maris Group. Under no circumstances shall the Independent Contractor look to Maris, or The Maris Group Clients, as his/her employer, or as a partner or principal. Independent Contractor shall not be entitled to any benefits accorded to employees, including, without limitation, worker's compensation, disability insurance, vacation or sick pay. Independent Contractor agrees to work through Maris on a project-by-project basis for Maris Group Clients, with the project and Client specifications to be agreed upon between Maris and Independent Contractor prior to commencement of the project.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the above or how to pay taxes as an independent contractor, please seek professional legal or tax advice.