[woeirua]

The vast, overwhelming majority of "independent" contractors on 1099s do not actually qualify for that status as defined by the law. Most of them should be W2 employees per the law.

The only reason most companies get away with this arrangement is because the government has refused to enforce it except in egregious cases, and ignorance on the part of the employee.

But it's a pretty tenuous situation. See Uber in CA.