Common use of BASIC RELATIONSHIP Clause in Contracts

BASIC RELATIONSHIP. The relationship between the Department and the Contractor is that of independent contracting parties. The Contractor, its employees, servants, agents, and representatives shall not be considered and shall not hold themselves out as the employees, servants, agents or representatives of the Department or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Contractor, its employees, servants, agents and representatives do not have the authority to bind the Department or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and they shall not make any claim or demand for any right or privilege applicable to an officer or employee of the Department or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Contractor acknowledges that no workers' compensation or unemployment insurance coverage shall be provided by the Department to the Contractor's employees, servants, agents and representatives. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining for its employees, and for requiring of its agents and representatives, malpractice, workers' compensation and unemployment compensation insurance in such amounts as required by law. The Contractor acknowledges and agrees that it shall have full responsibility for all taxes and withholdings of all of its employees. In the event that any employee or representative of the Contractor is deemed an employee of the Department by any taxing authority or other governmental agency, the Contractor agrees to indemnify the Department for any taxes, penalties or interest imposed upon the Department by such taxing authority or other governmental agency.