1099 Nation spreads its tentacles
Employees in every sense of the word — but without the benefits
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JULIO BELDI SPENT more than 10 years working in the seamy underside of the non-union construction industry. Paid $17-$22 an hour for his work as a carpenter across New England, Beldi was compensated either in the form of a check with no deductions or with straight cash. Some of his employers treated him as an “independent(...)