I can't imagine that 1099 contractors were ever envisioned to be used in the manner they are being employed by these companies. These employees (err.. I mean co

I can't imagine that 1099 contractors were ever envisioned to be used in the manner they are being employed by these companies. These employees (err.. I mean contractors) are long term, often full time and core to the business of the gig companies. I think that is incentive enough to make sure they aren't using 1099 payments as a loophole to abuse people or to pay less then min wage. Companies get punished for this all the time, and even if you are a big company with good lawyers you don't want the IRS as a plaintiff, ever. I think we'll see law that puts some bright policy lines on the gig economy, but as is the case politics is a lot slower to catch up.