An independent contractor under the laws of all states in this county is not an employee of the entity that the independent contract is with for services. As such, the terms of the independent contract controls the relationship of the parties where the independent contractor can be let go under the terms of the agreement.Since that has happened, the company that ended the agreement with the independent contractor should not have any liability for any other agreements that the independent contactor had such as the "living social" that you have written about. Such would be solely the independent contractor's obligation.