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Ask the BattleTested Lawyer: Is My Contractor Actually an Employee? employee vs contractor hiring independent contractor small business worker misclassification Jul 25, 2026

Is my contractor actually an employee? A founder asked me this after his "1099 contractor" — who worked 40 hours a week, only for him, on his schedule, for two years — filed a claim. He'd called her a...

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