One workaround for this is to have the employee "payrolled" through a temporary agency. They handle the paperwork, and all the state compliance. The markup ov

One workaround for this is to have the employee "payrolled" through a temporary agency. They handle the paperwork, and all the state compliance. The markup over handling this yourself is smaller than if the agency locates the employee themselves. Any national agency like Manpower can handle this, as well as smaller local agencies. Then you have a vendor and not an employee. Get competent legal and tax advice before doing this. And I can't guarantee any particular agency will be interested in dealing with a small operation. Better luck with a small local agency in the state/province in question.