Classifying a worker a “subcontractor” is clearly a tax loop hole And while I’m all for not giving More money away in taxes it does seem ‘unfair’ to push that burden onto the “worker”.
A Subcontractor bills their own rate. They determine how things will get done and usually make their own schedule and hours. They get paid per ‘project’. They pay all their own taxes and insurance and workmans comp.
An employee (in my experience) comes in everyday M-F and is usually paid hourly. They do not dictate their pay rate nor when and how things will get accomplished. They do however get paid sick time, sometimes vacation pay, and are having their employer pay a portion of the taxes, and the insurance/workmans comp. The employee is also eligible for unemployment as a social safety net…vs the subcontractor who is on their own….and who can also be “fired” at any time.
I say that to ask:
What can a worker do, who is being treated as a subcontractor when they really classify as an employee?