While an independent contractor is different from a standard employee, the exact definition of your role is not set in stone. To prevent any unwanted surprises, it is essential to define the exact business relationship between you and your employer prior to beginning work.
Here are the indications that death has occurred: 1  No breathing for a prolonged period of time. 2  No heartbeat. 3  Eyes are fixed and slightly open, with enlarged pupils.  Jaw relaxed, with the mouth slightly open.
Muscles around the eye both actively keep the eyes open when we are awake and shut( to protect our eyes from drying out) when we are asleep. When you die the muscles stop working altogether and the eyelids adopt a neutral position (often more open than shut), even if the person was asleep at the time they passed away.