In this particular case, probably. But that's an issue because the workers don't quite have a 'i run my own company' mentality (even if it's not a company).

I saw a comment here months ago that said something like "I treat myself as an independent contractor, I just sub out all the work like getting clients/projects, taxes, billing, collections, hr and management to other people (my company) so I can focus on development". I've liked that mentality, and try to get others to think that way. Even if you don't adopt it, it's an interesting perspective.