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Watch out sharing economy, the feds are watching this whole contractor thing

7 pointsby ulyssesalmost 10 years ago

2 comments

mullenalmost 10 years ago
To me, this line sums up the whole discussion: &quot;If a worker is told where to work, what their rate is, and does not control who orders the work (can&#x27;t make client hire&#x2F;fire decisions) they are an employee.&quot;<p>I have a feeling that Uber and the other &quot;sharing economy&quot; companies have very bad news coming.
tosseraccountalmost 10 years ago
They were able to crack down on &quot;illegal&quot; aliens pretty effectively; so &quot;contractors&quot; need to be very afraid.