How to Build the Strongest Case that Your Teachers are Independent Contractors

Presented by Gary Kissiah, RYT 200 | Published on: March 12, 2015

About This Workshop

Concerned about federal and state tax liability for misclassifying your studio workers? Join attorney Gary Kissiah in this Online Workshop and learn six key steps to properly classify yourself and teachers at your studio, as well as six red flags to avoid. Gary will also discuss how the independent contractor problem can affect yoga teachers too.

About Gary Kissiah

Gary Kissiah has been studying and practicing yoga since 2000. He is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance (RYT 200) and has a Certificate of Yoga Philosophy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Gary has studied yoga at Esalen Institute, Parmarth Niketan Ashram and Satchidananda Ashram. He practices Zen at Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center and has studied at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. The author of the new book, “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Illuminations Through Image, Commentary and Design,” Gary is also on the teaching faculty of Breathe Yoga of Los Gatos, California. 

Eligibility for Continuing Education

This workshop counts for one Continuing Education Non-Contact Hour or one RYS Curriculum Non-Contact Hour under the Teaching Methodology category.

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• The Legal Risk of Misclassifying Yoga Studio Workers
• Legal Essentials for Yoga Teachers and Studios
• New York’s Highest Court Issues IC-Friendly Ruling, Holding That Certain Yoga Teachers Are Valid Independent Contractors
• Yoga Vida NYC Wins - A Ray of Light in the Darkness of Independent Contractors?

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