Based on the labor discussions here and on reddit, next time this year might be more like: "I thought I had a good thing going paying my workers as 1099s, but

Based on the labor discussions here and on reddit, next time this year might be more like: "I thought I had a good thing going paying my workers as 1099s, but then I was audited and all my workers were reclassified, the IRS went after back taxes and my workers sued for benefits, and the fact that I incorporated as an LLC didn't matter (since an LLC offers no protection against IRS recovery of back-taxes due to reclassification)." I strongly recommend he seek out the services of an employment lawyer.