That "but" is dubious advice. There also is a hefty fine/clawback awaiting you if you "hire" the latter as "employees" and treat them as such. It's not specific

That "but" is dubious advice. There also is a hefty fine/clawback awaiting you if you "hire" the latter as "employees" and treat them as such. It's not specific to FR, in that the criteria that make employees that are mostly the same as those in CA, but FR taxmen and labor inspectors probably pay more attention.