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Re:How to Be an Independent Contractor by ms4720 on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @12:43PM (#36775403)
That is illegal and if it ever comes to light you are done
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Re:How to Be an Independent Contractor by tptacek on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @01:58PM (#36776699)
Huh? Staff augmentation contracts are super common. They're definitely not illegal. And the risk in employment classification mistakes is to the employer, not the contractor.
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Re:How to Be an Independent Contractor by klardotsh on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @02:54PM (#36777508)
The "you're done" might be an EU thing: I know Europe has all sorts of wild laws around contractor/employee differentiation.

In the US, though, yes, the risk is on whoever the IRS feels is the "employer" in the situation (hint: it's not the contractor).

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