Is the disparate treatment between an employee and an independent contractor a fair one?

A business may pay an independent contractor and an employee for the same or similar work, but there are important legal differences between the two. For the employee, the company withholds income tax, Social Security, and Medicare from wages paid. For the independent contractor, the company does not withhold taxes. Oct 23, 2018

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