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As independent contractors left and right. >> it's not that they're so clear, it's that they're so subjective right now. that's the difficulty. i think the irs and department of labor feel they've put clear rue rules out there but then the average person looks at it and says i think i have more discretion than i actually do and that's not the case. >> let's go through the checklist you have to think about. number one, how they're paid. hourly versus project. >> so the idea here is that if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it's probably a duck. and the duck in this case is employee. t...

And right. >> it's not that they're so clear. it's that they're so subjective right now. that's the difficulty is that i think the irs and the department of labor feel like they've put clear rules out there but the business owner, average person looks at it and says i think i have more discretion than i really do and that's not necessarily the case. >> number one, how they're paid, hourly versus project. >> so the idea here is that if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it's probably a duck and the duck in this case is employee. the more the independent contractor looks like an employe...

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