Contractor vs Employee: How to Avoid Misclassifying Your Global Workers in 2024

I am an experienced attorney with more than 25 years of experience in every facet of business and litigation. My practice includes advising businesses and acting as primary general counsel on a broad range of issues including business formation, labor & employment issues, drafting & reviewing contracts, and litigation decisions. I am licensed in two states, but regularly appear in courts across the US from California to New York. I am a specialist in all aspects of litigation, arbitration, mediation, risk management, and conflict resolution, and have regularly appeared as first chair counsel in both federal and state jury and bench trials.

I strive to achieve meaningful results for my clients through excellent writing, research, analytical, and problem solving skills. My best assets are finding solutions to problems others label impossible, and making the complex understandable. I believe that leadership requires compassion, hard work, a strong sense of humor, and a willingness to actively listen -- characteristics I attempt to apply to every project every day.

I currently assist an amazing international company as Co-General Counsel and Director of Litigation and Risk Management, helping to ensure companies can find the best employees in the world through remote working. Omnipresent sits on the cutting edge of the new global economy. Solving legal problems to execute Omnipresent's ambitious vision requires a team of international professionals of the highest caliber. The team I lead at OP amazes me every day. What an honor to walk beside them on this journey.

Suresh Jones is a Senior Commercial Manager, Product at Omnipresent, specializing in go-to-market strategy, sales, and product development within the HR and international employment technology sector. With deep expertise in Employer of Record (EOR), Global Payroll, PEO, and international hiring solutions, he has successfully built, launched, and scaled multiple global products for hypergrowth VC-backed companies.

At Omnipresent, Suresh leads go-to-market strategy for new products, working cross-functionally to generate pipeline growth and revenue while aligning sales and product teams. His expertise spans unit economics, pricing, revenue forecasting, and commercial strategy, ensuring that Omnipresent continues to offer best-in-class global employment solutions.

With experience living and working in the US, UK, and the Middle East, and having traveled to 70+ countries, Suresh brings a truly global perspective to international employment. He holds an MBA in Finance & Entrepreneurship from Imperial College Business School, where he finished top of his class, and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University.

George Britton is a distinguished sales professional, currently serving as the Director of Sales at Omnipresent. His career showcases a swift ascent through various sales leadership roles, including Head of Sales at both Sideways 6 and Apperio, Global Head of Sales at BridgeU, and multiple positions at GoCardless, where he contributed to significant projects. Before these roles, he was involved in sales and client management at TheFork UK and OpenMarket, and began his career focusing on cloud computing solutions in the construction industry at Sword CTSpace.

Educationally, George holds a BSc in Accounting with Economics from the University of Bristol, where he was also the President of the Rugby Union club, and studied at the Université de Toulouse – Faculté de Sciences Sociales. He is highly regarded by colleagues for his exceptional sales and leadership skills, methodical work approach, and his ability to clearly guide and support his team, alongside his professional demeanor and proactive client engagement.