Salty Snax is a principal. Roman, Teri, Umberto, and Velma are the company's agents and employees. Warren is an independent contractor.In an agency relationship, an agent agrees to act for or on behalf of a principal. An agent is subject to the control of the principal. An employee is subject to the control of the employer. An independent contractor is not subject to an employer's control. A corporation is a "person" who has contractual capacity but who can act only through its agents.Salty Snax, as a corporation, is acting through its agents. Roman, Teri, Umberto, and Velma act on behalf of the company, from which they obtain their authority. This authority differs-Roman, Teri, and Umberto can bind Salty Snax in certain ways in their dealings with third parties, but Velma does not have the authority to legally bind the company. Because Roman, Teri, Umberto, and Velma are subject to the control of Salty Snax, through their superiors, they are employees. Because Warren is not subject to Salty Snax's control with respect to the physical conduct in the performance of his contracts, Warren is an independent contractor.