Most caregivers are considered employees has they typically do not meet the criteria to be classified as a contractor. Per the IRS, "The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not what will be done and how it will be done. You are not an independent contractor if you perform services that can be controlled by an employer (what will be done and how it will be done). This applies even if you are given freedom of action. What matters is that the employer has the legal right to control the details of how the services are performed."
If the caregiver meets the requirements of an employee, then the family or the agency would be responsible for employment taxes, record keeping and required insurance matters.
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