Can My Boss Do That?
A fabulous new site dedicated to all of your employment questions! Know your rights! Photo: Piotr Bizior. Independent contractors have few rights except the right to be paid what they were promised. Many workers who are called independent contractors are really employees – and deserve to have the rights of employees. If you get a 1099 tax statement (instead of a W-2) and don’t get taxes taken out of your check, you are being treated as an independent contractor.