My guess is that they were required to do it by the IRS or a state dept of revenue breathing down their necks over abusing independent contractor status, but ev

My guess is that they were required to do it by the IRS or a state dept of revenue breathing down their necks over abusing independent contractor status, but even if that's not the case... I don't really feel like giving a giant corporation making piles of cash a cookie for being slightly less shitty.