are corporate officers considered employees
Within the corporate office or corporate center of a company, some companies have a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as the top-ranking executive, while the number two is the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO); other companies have a President and CEO but no official deputy. However, if a closely held corporation has no more than two (2) corporate officers and has no other employees, a worker’s compensation policy is not required if both officers elect not to be subject to the Worker’s Compensation Act. A corporation with more than two (2) corporate officers or any other employees is not eligible to file a Corporate Officer Option Notice and must obtain and/or maintain a worker’s compensation insurance policy. American companies are generally led by a chief executive officer (CEO). In some companies, the CEO also has the title of president. In other companies, the president is a different person, and the primary duties of the two positions are defined in the company's bylaws (or the laws of the governing legal jurisdiction). A closely held corporation having no more than two corporate officers and no other employees may elect not to be subject to the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Act by completing the Corporate Officer Option Notice and returning it to the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Division, Bureau of Insurance Programs, P.O. Corporations and Corporate Officers. Corporate officers are considered employees of the corporation and the corporation is subject to the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Act. Officers and Employees. The officers of a company set the direction of the company to develop products and earn profits. Employees below the officer level will have job titles and descriptions designed to meet the corporate goals as set by the board of directors and implemented by the officers selected by the board. A board of directors is normally made up of members (directors) who are a mixture of corporate officials who are also management employees of the company (inside directors) and persons who are not employed by the company in any capacity (outside directors or non-executive directors). Chairman of the board – presiding officer of the corporate board of directors. The Chairman influences the board of directors, which in turn elects and removes the officers of a corporation and oversees the human, financial, environmental and technical operations of a corporation. Chief of Staff is a corporate director level manager who has overall responsibility for the staff activity within the company who often would have responsibility of hiring and firing of the highest level managers and sometimes directors.
Yes, they are considered employees.