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Albuquerque, N.M., May 15, 2025 — The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Modest Means Helpline is proud to announce it will be hosting its third FREE small business webinar of the year on Wednesday, June 4, from noon to 1 p.m. (MT).  The webinar is titled, “Independent Contractor or Employee? How to Navigate Legal Classification and Contracts.”

This is the final webinar in the Modest Means Helpline’s 2025 three-part small business webinar series for New Mexico small business owners. The June 4 webinar will be presented by Margaret Lorenz, who is a licensed N.M. attorney with the Modest Means Helpline, and Taylor Duffney with Briones Business Law Consulting. The webinar  will cover the legal differences between employees and independent contractors, key legal tests designed to help small business owners determine how to classify workers,  and how written agreements can facilitate  compliance.

To register for the “Independent Contractor or Employee? How to Navigate Legal Classification and Contracts” webinar, click on the registration link as follows: https://bit.ly/Independent-Contractor-or-Employee-Sign-Up

The Modest Means Helpline’s previous small business webinar presentations may be viewed at https://www.sbnm.org/For-Public/Modest-Means-Helpline/MMH-Publications. 

For more information about the Modest Means Helpline and its services, please visit www.sbnm.org/MMH. 

The State Bar of New Mexico was organized in 1886 and is composed of more than 9,000 members. Its purposes are to aid the courts in administering justice and preserving the rule of law, and to foster a high standard of integrity and competence within the legal profession.

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