Simple English definitions for legal terms
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An employee is someone who works for someone else. They have a boss who tells them what to do and they get paid for their work. It's like having a job where you have to follow the rules and do what your boss says.
An employee is a person who works for an employer. They are hired to do a job and are paid for their work. The employer has the right to tell the employee what to do and how to do it. This is called a contract of hire.
The first two examples illustrate employees who work for a company or organization. They have a contract of hire and are paid for their work. The third example is not an employee because Mark is not hired by a company. He is self-employed and works for himself.
empirical legal studies | Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)