Legal Question in Employment Law in California
so i work as an independant contractor/ exotic dancer i know my rights are being violated ie schedules, shifts, i am forced to go onstage when i dont want to/am unable to, am skipped over for private parties even when requested,sexual advances from my manager, threated by owners boyfriend(general manager), charged extra for coming in without first scheduling, ect. my concern in re-establishing my rights is that i will be fired. help!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Independent Contractors don't have 'rights' as employees. Only employees have rights as employees.
The solution for Independent Contractors is to secure new clients when they are disappointed in their client(s).
A business may terminate it's independent contractor for any reason or no reason with no notice.
Perhaps the best solution would be to establish yourself as an Employee with deductions from you paychecks instead of 1099s and no deductions.