NC. I'm working for a barbershop as an independent contractor. Definitely not an independent contractor Hi. I'm in North Carolina. I work for a small barbershop. I am classified as an independent contractor, but I'm required to follow all rules as if I'm an employee. 
     I'm told when to arrive, when to take breaks, when to leave. I am assigned a weekly schedule. Everything I do is controlled by the owners. At one point, we even had a manager. We have to get approval in order to get a shift covered. We have to ask for days off. 
     I wasn't told when I was hired that I was going to be classified as a 1099. It was several months later in casual conversation that I found out. Even the teenage girls who sweep hair and take money are taxed with a 1099. 
     I'm afraid to bring it up to the owners, because I don't want to be fired in retaliation. I do however, want to stop paying my bosses taxes for them. Please help. What do I do?