this is important. The law in the US as to whether one is an employee or an independent contractor is quite clear. Look up the "twenty factors"; sometimes they're referred to as the "twenty questions".
Among the factors is who shoulders the financial risk. If it's not possible for you to lose money, that's one of the factors that qualifies you as an employee.
Your title or contractual relationship have nothing to do with it.
Among the factors is who shoulders the financial risk. If it's not possible for you to lose money, that's one of the factors that qualifies you as an employee.
Your title or contractual relationship have nothing to do with it.