Hiring Employees

[TomCopeland]

substitutes

If I use an assistant on a part time basis and she also works at two other homes, is she still my employee or a sub contractor?

Not simple answer. It depends. She needs to be in the business of providing substitute care to be considered an employee. Here's two articles that explain this:

http://www.tomcopelandblog.com/2011/03/are-your-helpers-employees-or-independent-contractors.html

http://www.tomcopelandblog.com/2011/03/what-is-an-independent-contractor.html