When Priorities Shift Daily: How Verdant Strategies Disrupted Joseph’s Contractual Workflow
As an independent contractor, one of the most essential ingredients to successful collaboration is a clear, predictable workflow. When deadlines are respected and approvals are timely, work flows efficiently and expectations are met on both sides. But what happens...Verdant Strategies Bad-Faith Negotiation: Intentional Deletion Or Withholding Key Communications & Access
Verdant Strategies engaged in bad-faith negotiation tactics by deliberately withholding Joseph’s access to essential company communication platforms, including Joseph’s company email account and Slack messages. This obstructive behavior demonstrates an...When “Urgent” Isn’t Urgent: How Silence Revealed A Verdant Strategies Retaliatory Intent
In the world of independent contracting, clarity and mutual respect are key. Contractors aren’t employees—they operate under terms that respect their autonomy, including when, how, and through which channels they choose to communicate. But what happens when a company...Verdant Strategies Daily Oversight & Communication Requirements In Misclassification Case
Despite classifying Joseph as an independent contractor, Verdant Strategies imposed daily communication requirements, further demonstrating a level of control and oversight consistent with an employer-employee relationship. Verdant Strategies’ expectation for...Verdant Strategies Own Statements Prove Employee-Like Expectations In Misclassification Case
Verdant Strategies’ own language and internal communications further demonstrate that Joseph was treated as an employee rather than an independent contractor. Throughout the engagement, Verdant Strategies referred to Joseph’s work as being done “in-house”, directly...
About Joseph Ray Powers
On my 33rd birthday, I treated myself to Dr. Grave's law course called How To Win In Court Without A Lawyer. I didn't quite know what I was going to do with this knowledge. All I knew was that this is basic information that every 8th grader should know how to use properly and responsibly.
Several years since taking this law course, I've realized that I never have to wait too long before I have to use the legal knowledge I learned.
Long story short.
Within three months of immersing myself in Dr. Grave's Law Course, I encountered my first courtroom victory and enforced a property seizure against a defendant.
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Since my first court victory, 3.5 years later, I've been involved in over 100 cases and only one of them had to actually go to court. Read Full Story Here.