Tag: worker classification
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Independent contractor classifications are mostly tax fraud with extra steps
Many companies classify workers as contractors to dodge payroll taxes and benefits. The IRS and DOL agree it’s often illegal — but enforcement is uneven.
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The gig economy survives because the law lets companies pretend workers aren’t workers
The gig model depends on calling workers contractors. The legal contortions to maintain that fiction are getting harder to defend in court and at the ballot.
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1099 vs W-2 is a moral question, not just a tax one
Worker classification looks like a tax issue but it’s really about who carries the risk. Many 1099 arrangements quietly offload it onto workers.