20 C.F.R. § 404.1009
Who is an employer.
Cite as 20 C.F.R. § 404.1009 (2026)
A person is an employer if he or she employs at least one employee. Sometimes it is not clear who a worker's employer is, since the employer does not always pay the worker's wages. When there is a question about who the employer is, we use the common-law rules to identify the employer (see § 404.1007).
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 404.1007