Are You an Employee or an Independent Contractor?

Under federal and illinois law, every employer is required to maintain a safe and healthy work environment for their employees. Many of the individuals who work at the facility are in fact independent contractors. And oftentimes employers will classify an independent an employee as an independent contractor as the way to avoid paying workers compensation, taxes and social security. So if it was unsafe, you'd have to prove that amazon somehow knew that. That would be really tough.