Misclassifying employees as contractors: why the risks outweigh the savings (opens in new tab)

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10 pointsandrew_gust8y ago2 comments

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Or put another way.....

If your business model depends on you claiming that your "employee's" are actually contractors then you don't have a business model.

andrew_gustOP8y ago

Hah, definitely true. Even without the Uber approach, though, many people just use 1099s at inappropriate times because it seems like a way to avoid paperwork.

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chollida18y ago

Or put another way.....

If your business model depends on you claiming that your "employee's" are actually contractors then you don't have a business model.

andrew_gustOP8y ago

Hah, definitely true. Even without the Uber approach, though, many people just use 1099s at inappropriate times because it seems like a way to avoid paperwork.

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