* international law is expensive and time-consuming to get results from; if there's a dispute over wages / IP / etc it will be a serious hassle for everyone inv

* international law is expensive and time-consuming to get results from; if there's a dispute over wages / IP / etc it will be a serious hassle for everyone involved. * in the US, being a "contractor" is a specific legal status with requirements around independent work and so on; misclassifying full-time employees as contractors can trigger litigation from various tax authorities. Your country may have additional thoughts on the matter - and see above, solving this means lots of lawyer bills.