Agent_Z
Well-Known Member
After almost a decade of random 1099 jobs, I've come to the conclusion that most people that use contractors are con men. At least any job that I've landed in the transportation industry of any kind has worked out to be that way. I've always liked the idea of working for myself, but nine times out of ten the companies that go the 1099 route are just looking to short-change their "employees." Every courier service I've ever worked for cheated their drivers as well as the last brokerage that I worked for. I know a lot of guys in the construction business that have had the same experience doing subcontracting work. Most of the time it's just an excuse to get out of paying workers a livable wage.
I don't know where I was going with this, I just felt like rambling. I started reading some of the contract labor laws in European countries out of boredom while I was trolling around on Google this morning, and my jaw almost dropped. The US is really at the bottom of the curve when it comes to laws protecting 1099 contractors from exploitation.
I don't know where I was going with this, I just felt like rambling. I started reading some of the contract labor laws in European countries out of boredom while I was trolling around on Google this morning, and my jaw almost dropped. The US is really at the bottom of the curve when it comes to laws protecting 1099 contractors from exploitation.