In my internship days, I had an employer who filed me as a contractor for tax purposes. It felt a bit sleazy, and I felt especially robbed when I later realize

In my internship days, I had an employer who filed me as a contractor for tax purposes. It felt a bit sleazy, and I felt especially robbed when I later realized that I had to pay extra self-employment taxes. I really wish I had spoken up at the time. There are cases of "independent contractor" abuse, and my case clearly violated almost every rule on this list.