A model friend of mine appearred in a movie for one of the big porn companies last week. He was paid UNDER $600, but the studio took out taxes and Social Security as if he was an employee, not a contractor.
He's scheduled to do another shoot this week which would put his total for the year over $600 threshold to require a 1099, but again, he got deductions taken as if he was working in the office. There is no promise of work beyond those two shoots.
Is he getting scammed?
Wouldn't it actually make the studio more at risk for Workmen's Comp. and Unemployment if he is considered an employee?
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